A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has come into effect after 15 months of war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and inflamed tensions in the Middle East.

With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Two 18-year-old women are in intensive care after a ski lift collapsed in Spain, according to local media.

Emily Damari, a 28-year-old British-Israeli woman, is among the first three hostages Hamas plans to release today as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened.

The Darth Vader theme tune suddenly bleeps from the underbelly of a Ukrainian drone as a marine attaches a mortar round to it before launching the aircraft against a Russian position.

A ceasefire in Gaza due to take effect this morning will not happen if Hamas fails to issue the list of the hostages up for release, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said.

Iran has unveiled an underground naval base capable of taking on "enemies big and small".

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 ceasefire deal.

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 Netanyahu has said.

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 election.

At least 70 people have died after a petrol tanker exploded in north-central Nigeria, the country's emergency forces have said.

US tennis star Danielle Collins was booed by the Australian Open crowd on Saturday when she walked on court and also when she left following her defeat to compatriot Madison Keys.

A police volunteer has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in Kolkata, India, last year.

More than a dozen people have been injured, some seriously, in a ski lift accident in Spain.

Hotel pools on Greek islands could be filled with seawater this summer as politicians try to combat the country's two-year drought.

At least three people were killed early on Saturday morning in Russian strikes against central Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have said.

A Pakistani neuroscientist held in US custody has told Sky News she has hope she will be freed after "new evidence" emerged which may suggest her innocence.

A Pakistani neuroscientist held in US custody has told Sky News she has hope she will be freed after "new evidence" emerged which may suggest her innocence.

South Korea's impeached president is set to appear at a hearing to oppose a formal arrest over last month's imposition of martial law.