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Trump envoy says headed to Middle East this week to discuss Gaza peace deal
"We have to get an extension of phase one, and so I'll be going into the region this week, probably Wednesday, to negotiate that," Witkoff told CNN. "And we're hopeful that we have the proper time... to begin phase two, and finish it off and get more hostages released."...
Hamas says Gaza truce gravely endangered after Israel's prisoner delay
Armed masked fighters escort the captives onto stages adorned with slogans. The hostages have spoken and waved in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called "humiliating ceremonies".
In message, pope says 'confidently' continuing treatment
Vatican sources said the text was written in the past few days -- likely before the pontiff suffered a respiratory attack on Saturday, after which the Holy See warned his condition "continues to be critical".
Pope Francis suffers respiratory attack, condition critical: Vatican
Daily blood tests "showed thrombocytopenia, associated with anaemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions", it added.
Gaza militants release Israeli hostages, some dazed others elated
As in previous hostage releases, the men were given certificates in Hebrew to mark the end of their captivity before being helped into vehicles from the Red Cross, which acts as an intermediary, an AFP journalist reported.
Zelensky 'not ready' to sign minerals deal with US: source
Trump's national security adviser predicted Friday that Zelensky would sign a minerals deal soon, but its contours have not been made public and Zelensky has pushed back at any arrangement that would mean "selling" his country.
Bulgaria's anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building
The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in the capital Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
Pope’s doctors say sepsis could threaten his fight against pneumonia
But doctors have warned that the main threat facing the 88-year-old Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.