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Israel delays the release of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 6 hostages

Israel delays the release of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 6 hostages

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners without explanation Saturday after Hamas released the last six living hostages expected under the ceasefire 's first phase, with a week remaining in the initial s
Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Every Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis, trying to find some hope that the future he was building isn’t all slipping away.

1 dead, at least 2 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism by Macron

PARIS (AP) — A knife attack on Saturday in eastern France left one person dead and at least two others wounded, authorities said, in violence labeled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron.
Who are the hostages released by Hamas?

Who are the hostages released by Hamas?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Six Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip were freed Saturday, bringing to 25 the number of Israeli captives released by militants as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that began last month.
Sepsis a threat in pope's pneumonia battle as Vatican Holy Year celebrations march on without him

Sepsis a threat in pope's pneumonia battle as Vatican Holy Year celebrations march on without him

ROME (AP) — The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least anot
Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Every Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis, trying to find some hope that the future he was building isn’t all slipping away.
How many hostages are left in Gaza?

How many hostages are left in Gaza?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas freed six Israelis on Saturday in the last scheduled release of living hostages by the militant group under the current stage of a ceasefire agreement with Israel .
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate

Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by Hamas was not an Israeli mother
Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 person

Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 person

BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured, police said.
Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday

Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday

Hamas on Friday released the names of six living Israeli hostages who the militants plan to release from Gaza on Saturday.