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Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.
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Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza deal: PM office

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South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested and is to undergo questioning over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, anti-corruption investigators said on Wednesday, bringing to an end an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.
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Gaza ceasefire deal close after 'breakthrough' in Doha

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