There is fresh anticipation about the talks after several shifts, both politically and on the ground.

Israel and Hamas are understood to be making progress but uncertainty remains over aspects of a deal.

The last written notes of a North Korean soldier suggests the troops are being used as bait by Russian forces

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‘The juveniles were speaking in a nonsensical way exclaiming that a lady had just got them drunk and touched them’ said Pittsburgh Police

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No one has said what led the police officer to start chasing the SUV

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Taghavi, 70, spent more than four years in jail after a trial that rights groups said was grossly unfair.

New Year’s Eve fireworks could be to blame, although authorities have not yet definitively ruled out arson

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The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, early Sunday

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An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other states

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The free-of-charge promotional service in Italy will run across 15 tourist hotspots until April 2026

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The route is crucial for supplies feeding forces in the region

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Brazilian Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo has rescued a woman who appeared to be drowning in the sea.

The United States, Qatar and Egypt have worked for more than a year on talks – so far fruitlessly

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Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist branded the tech tycoon as a ‘truly evil person’ and said stopping him before Janaury 20 has become ‘a personal issue’

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A terrifying side-by-side video shows before and after Los Angeles’ Palisades Village and Pacific Palisades were devastated by the Palisades Fire.

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‘I am urging @cagovernor to do what no Governor has done in 4 decades, and raise the incarcerated firefighter pay’

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Shelley Sykes' son Rory, who had cerebral palsy and struggled with mobility, chose not to follow an evacuation order.

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background.

The landslides were triggered by torrential rain which fell in the city in the early hours of Sunday.

The villagers were reportedly returning from a mission to chase away armed groups when they were bombed.