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Hamas frees all 6 hostages

Hamas this weekend released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as questions over the next phase clouded the deal’s future. The release of Palestinian prisoners was delayed without explanation. Freed were three Israeli men seized from the Nova music festival and another taken while visiting family in southern Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack that triggered the 16-month war in Gaza. The two others were held for a decade after entering Gaza on their own. Five were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross, United Nations and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful, escorted by masked, armed Hamas fighters in front of hundreds of Palestinians.

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Why kids are safer flying in their own seats

The crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto this week highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child sitting on an adult’s lap. The plane flipped over, which would make holding onto a baby extremely difficult. Authorities haven’t said whether the 18-month-old child who was injured in the crash was riding on a parent’s lap. All 21 people who were hurt were released from the hospital, but young children have died in previous crashes. Despite the recent rash of aviation disasters, airline crashes remain rare, but children could easily get hurt if they are on a parent’s lap when a plane encounters turbulence.

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Ukraine

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Trump-Putin summit plans begin

Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said. It marked a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine. Speaking to Russian state media, Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the war in Ukraine. “The question is about starting to move toward normalising relations between our countries, finding ways to resolve the most acute and potentially very, very dangerous situations, of which there are many, Ukraine among them,” he said.

AP

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Middle East

frank

Hamas frees all 6 hostages

Hamas this weekend released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as questions over the next phase clouded the deal’s future. The release of Palestinian prisoners was delayed without explanation. Freed were three Israeli men seized from the Nova music festival and another taken while visiting family in southern Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack that triggered the 16-month war in Gaza. The two others were held for a decade after entering Gaza on their own. Five were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross, United Nations and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful, escorted by masked, armed Hamas fighters in front of hundreds of Palestinians.

AP/Reuters

Aviation

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Why kids are safer flying in their own seats

The crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto this week highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child sitting on an adult’s lap. The plane flipped over, which would make holding onto a baby extremely difficult. Authorities haven’t said whether the 18-month-old child who was injured in the crash was riding on a parent’s lap. All 21 people who were hurt were released from the hospital, but young children have died in previous crashes. Despite the recent rash of aviation disasters, airline crashes remain rare, but children could easily get hurt if they are on a parent’s lap when a plane encounters turbulence.

AP

Ukraine

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Trump-Putin summit plans begin

Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said. It marked a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine. Speaking to Russian state media, Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the war in Ukraine. “The question is about starting to move toward normalising relations between our countries, finding ways to resolve the most acute and potentially very, very dangerous situations, of which there are many, Ukraine among them,” he said.

AP