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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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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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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For tens of thousands of dollars, you can be treated to a whiskey tasting and driven around in an armoured Maybach

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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‘These are the people who want to scrap the Department of Education,’ one social media user asked

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Exclusive: Mike Lindell told The Independent that he is offering the replica necklaces for sale because ‘everybody was asking for them,’ adding that they are ‘made in the USA.’

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Looting suspects were filmed roaming through a home in Altadena, Los Angeles County, on a home security camera, as wildfires devastated the area.

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This year’s election campaign was particularly ferocious, with Vance referring to the vice president as ‘trash’ during a rally in November

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Watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January.

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