10 h. ago Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas

Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed planMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas amid mounting pressure for a truce in a war that has claimed more than 62,000 Palestinian lives.After mass protests in Israel demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, it appeared that Hamas had reduced its demands for a prisoners-for-hostages exchange as well as over the scope of an Israeli-demanded “security buffer zone”. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Hamas accepts new ceasefire deal as Israeli occupation of Gaza City looms

Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war had climbed to 62,004, with another 156,230 people wounded

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23 h. ago Zelensky speaks outside White House after 'best meeting with Trump so far'

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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25 h. ago Hamas says it accepts new ceasefire deal as Palestinian death toll surpasses 62,000

Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war had climbed to 62,004, with another 156,230 people wounded

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28 h. ago Trump gives Zelensky tough love as president delivers map of territory Ukraine must give up: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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29 h. ago Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

Deal would include 60-day halt to military operations and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisonersHamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 20 remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a phased resolution to the war, as Gaza health officials said 62,000 Palestinians had died in the 22 months of war.The proposed deal follows negotiations between Hamas and Egyptian and Qatari officials that have been taking place in Cairo in recent days, and comes after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was confronted on Sunday by Israel’s biggest protests of the war, which called for a deal to secure the release of the hostages. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Zelensky hits Trump with power move at White House showdown after president offered Putin swathes of Ukraine: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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32 h. ago Trump launches extraordinary rant at 'stupid' critics' ahead of White House showdown with Zelensky: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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34 h. ago Starmer would back Ukraine peace deal without a ceasefire, No 10 confirms

Sir Keir Starmer repeated his vow that Britain is prepared to put troops on the ground in Ukraine

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34 h. ago Trump tees up White House showdown with European leaders on Russia

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: All eyes are on the White House today as Trump prepares to host a slew of European leaders who want an immediate ceasefire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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34 h. ago Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry

The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month Gaza war

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42 h. ago Donald Trump's outburst over Putin 'defeat' before Zelensky meeting

Donald Trump slammed the "Fake News" media and other politicians in his tirade, also putting the onus on Zelensky to seal a ceasefire deal - it comes after Trump's meeting with Putin on Friday

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63 h. ago Vladimir Putin names his to end Ukraine war as Zelensky prepares for Trump talks

Vladimir Putin is hoping to grab as much land as possible from Ukraine ahead of any ceasefire or peace deal with Donald Trump remaining coy over what guarantees he will offer Kyiv

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3 d. ago Trump urges Zelensky to 'make a deal' to end Ukraine war after ceasefire pivot following talks with Putin in Alaska

US President says ‘we didn’t get there’ after nearly three hour meeting with his Russian counterpart in Anchorage

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3 d. ago Trump says peace deal being discussed is more than 'mere Ceasefire Agreement'

Donald Trump has said it was a "great and very successful day in Alaska" after he met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska yesterday, despite several commentators saying otherwise

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3 d. ago ‘No deal until there’s a deal’: Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ over Ukraine but no ceasefire

Putin and Trump emerged after closed-door talks in Anchorage, Alaska, stretched almost three hours

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4 d. ago Trump and Putin greet with handshake at historic summit on Ukraine ceasefire deal

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sat with their respective delegrations in front of a blue backdrop with words ‘Pursuing Peace’

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4 d. ago Defence Secretary says Britain is ready to put 'boots on the ground' as part of a Ukraine ceasefire deal ahead of Trump

John Healey outlined how British troops could help 'secure the safe skies, safe seas and build the strength of the Ukrainian forces' in the event of a peace deal.

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6 d. ago Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied territories has warned that moves to recognise a Palestinian state should not distract member states from stopping mass death and starvation in Gaza.“Of course it’s important to recognize the state of Palestine,” Francesca Albanese told the Guardian after several more countries responded to the mounting starvation in Gaza by announcing plans to recognize an independent Palestine. “It’s incoherent that they’ve not done it already.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Netanyahu hints that Gaza ceasefire talks now focus on the release of all hostages at once

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting that ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages in Gaza all at once

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