As the Gaza ceasefire takes hold, aid workers caution that the toughest challenges are yet to come, describing the truce as only the first step on a long road to recovery.

China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast.

Emily Damari was among three Israeli women released in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners, in the first exchange of the truce.

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By Hatem Khaled, Mohammed Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Palestinian Emergency Services said on Monday that a search is underway for thousands of Palestinians believed buried under rubble,

Israel and Hamas have initiated the first of several hostage and prisoner exchanges that will take place as part of a ceasefire deal.

Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, a couple of months after one of the most polarized presidential elections in US history. His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip

The first hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released Sunday morning, with 33 hostages expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Unrwa's Gaza director says rebuilding homes, infrastructure and people's lives will "take an awful lot of time".

A truce in the brutal war that began with the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks trades 3 Israeli hostages for 100 Palestinian prisoners. No American is on the list.