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Libya detains ex-police chief wanted by ICC for war crimes

The Libyan prosecutor's office in Tripoli announced on Wednesday the detention of Osama Almasri Najim, a former police chief wanted by the International Criminal Court over accusations of war crimes and torturing prisoners.

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Hamas armed wing says to hand over Gaza hostage body

Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the remains of another hostage on Wednesday as required under the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza.

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Syrian president to attend COP30 in Brazil

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa set off on Wednesday for Brazil, a diplomatic source said, where he will attend the COP30 climate conference before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

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Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks on November 10, the White House announced Tuesday, saying the former jihadist had made "good progress" toward establishing peace in his war-torn country.

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Israeli minister slams NY mayor elect as 'Hamas supporter'

Israel's diaspora minister on Wednesday slammed New York's leftist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as a "Hamas supporter" and called on the city's Jews to move to Israel following his victory.

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A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers

Israelis celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. But Hamas and Israel are now arguing over the release of the remains of the last eight hostages. Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because they are buried under rubble left behind by Israel's two-year offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israel has accused the militants of dragging their feet and threatened to resume military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all of the remains are not returned.

Since the ceasefire began this month, Israel has released the remains of 225 Palestinians to Gaza in exchange for the remains of the hostages, many of whom were killed in Israel during the attack. Only around 80 of the 270 Palestinian bodies returned since the ceasefire began have been identified, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

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UN says food parcels delivered to one million Gazans since ceasefire

The United Nations said Tuesday it had distributed food parcels to one million people in Gaza since the ceasefire, but warned it was still in a race to save lives.

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UN secretary-general decries 'continued violations' of Gaza ceasefire

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned against violations of the ceasefire in Gaza that halted two years of devastating war in the Palestinian territory.

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Israel returns 45 Palestinian bodies to Gaza

Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza on Monday, bringing the total number handed over under the ceasefire deal to 270, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said.

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Israel says arrested ex-military prosecutor after leaked abuse video

Israeli police arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the national security minister said Monday, following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee.

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