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Gaza ceasefire has a test to overcome before it’s even begun
8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened.
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Netanyahu says ceasefire will not go ahead until Hamas releases list of hostages to be freed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said a ceasefire in Gaza due to take effect this morning will not happen if Hamas fails to issue the list of the…
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TikTok shuts down in US as law comes into force – day before Trump’s inauguration
TikTok users in the US are opening the app to find a message saying they "can't use" the social media platform "for now" due to a law enacted in Washington.
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Iran unveils underground naval base as it seeks to counter Israeli threat
Iran has unveiled an underground naval base capable of taking on "enemies big and small".
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Thousands of Palestinians are in Israeli jails – one father hopes the ceasefire will bring his son home
In a smoke-filled room in Bethlehem, four men pore over a list - just released - of the names of Palestinian detainees to be freed in phase one of the…
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Netanyahu says Israel retains ‘right to return to combat’ if ceasefire negotiations do not progress
Israel retains the "right" to resume fighting if negotiations with Hamas over the implementation of a ceasefire - expected to take effect today - do not progress, Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Why the consequences of Trump 2.0 are likely to be profound
There's a fair chance that when historians look back at the era we're currently in, they will describe this - the second inauguration of Donald Trump - as the moment…
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The whole world will be listening to Trump’s inauguration speech – will he be as aggressive as the first time?
Presidential inaugurations are the American equivalent of the UK's coronation and State Opening of Parliament combined. They take place regularly every four years, 10 or 11 weeks following a presidential…
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Director Claire van Kampen dies on husband Mark Rylance’s birthday
Director Claire van Kampen has died, aged 71, on the 65th birthday of her husband, Sir Mark Rylance.
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Fuel explosion kills 70 as crowd ‘scooped fuel’ from overturned tanker
At least 70 people have died after a petrol tanker exploded in north-central Nigeria, the country's emergency forces have said.