Hamas returns bodies of Israeli hostages, said to include children – National

Hamas on Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The remains were presumed to be of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted. Kfir, who was 9 months old when he was taken, was the youngest captive. Hamas has said all four were killed along with…

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Tourists, skiers are getting too close to Mount Etna’s lava, officials warn – National

Eager tourists are flocking to Mount Etna in Sicily to watch impressive eruptions on the volcano, but local officials are now asking them to knock it off, saying their looky-loo ways are hampering rescue services and the emergency response. Mount Etna’s first 2025 eruption intensified over the weekend, producing substantial lava flows that cut through…

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U.S., Russia restore embassy staffing amid Ukraine war negotiations – National

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that officials at U.S.-Russia talks agreed to restore embassy staffing and create a high-level team to negotiate peace in Ukraine peace and promote economic cooperation. Rubio said that actions over the last several years have reduced both countries’ diplomatic missions’ abilities to operate. “We’re going to need…

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Ukrainians in Canada react to Trump’s comments on the prospects for peace

Frustrating. Devastating.  That’s how Tetiana Prykhodko reacted when she heard about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to end the war in Ukraine, following his telephone conversation this week with and Russian President Vladamir Putin. During the election campaign, Trump promised to quickly end the war. On Wednesday, Trump said he and Putin spent an hour…

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Trump’s proposal the U.S. ‘take over’ Gaza rejected by allies, adversaries – National

President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike. Trump’s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed…

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