Israel and Hamas have agreed an historic ceasefire to end 15 months of war in Gaza, The Independent understands, a conflict in which almost 50,000 people have been killed and has threatened to draw the whole of the Middle East in.

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Watch live as Qatar’s prime minister holds a press conference on Wednesday (15 January) as Hamas has reportedly accepted a ceasefire deal with Israel to end the war.

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Mediatoris announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies

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Democratic senators push Trump’s pick for attorney general to declare her independence from the president-elect

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‘As much as I’m determined to rebuild with Rishi, we are also so damn sad,’ reporter Zohreen Shah noted

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Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip and free more than a third of the Israeli hostages, who have had to endure more than 15 months of captivity, officials say.

A local council in Greater Sydney has caused outrage after banning men and women from wearing thongs and G-strings in its public pools, according to reports in Australia.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

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Sheriff’s deputies detain unlucky schoolgirl in Syracuse, New York, after her clothing matches description of suspected joyrider

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A ceasefire agreement has been reached, a Hamas official has told Sky News, after more than a year of fighting in Gaza.

The country is deeply polarised by the president's attempt to impose martial law.

Supreme Court is set to review ban, and Donald Trump opposes it – but the app looks set to go dark as a deadline arrives this weekend

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Death toll is expected to rise as rescuers pull out both surviors and bodies

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Pelosi and other senior Democratic leaders abandoned Biden’s presidential campaign after the first presidential debate

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‘When I tried to get out, he pushed me back down into the car. He touched me inappropriately and went on to sexually assault me’, said Democrat Rep. Jenny Willford

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But it stops short of calls by the minority government for gangsters to have their citizenship revoked.

Watch live as LA County officials give a wildfire update on Wednesday (15 January) as residents are warned to “stay on guard” amid high-fueling wind gusts.

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The Tesla CEO bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion and rebranded it as X

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It comes as Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure

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