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Twenty living hostages were freed by Hamas on Monday under the cease-fire deal, and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages and Israel released some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of a cease-fire. President Trump, in Israel, proclaimed an “end” to the war, but Israel and Hamas have not agreed on next steps in Gaza.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.

Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.

The organization has escorted hundreds of people to freedom, but it says it also does important diplomatic work behind the scenes.

The conference has been billed as aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The president of the Palestinian Authority was expected to attend, but Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would not.

With Russian forces gaining slowly on the battlefield, Ukraine hopes its long-range drone campaign will help persuade Vladimir V. Putin to change course.

The Kremlin will only negotiate if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard.

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard.

The cease-fire agreement reached last week contained stipulations for an increase of aid into the territory, where it had been sharply curtailed.

The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups.

The plaza in Tel Aviv has been a focal point for rallies for the release of the hostages and a gathering place for their families and supporters.

Our Beijing bureau chief Keith Bradsher reports on new solar and wind projects on the Tibetan Plateau.

A religion writer and an investigative reporter discuss the Christian group that is forging ties across the Atlantic.

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.