With huge crowds waiting to welcome them home, Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Monday under a Gaza ceasefire deal were overwhelmed with joy as they returned to their loved ones.
Wall Street stocks rebounded Monday after heavy pre-weekend falls as US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with China.
Donald Trump hailed an end to a "painful nightmare" in a speech to Israel's parliament Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he helped broker.
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Economy
The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors gets underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats from the world's two largest economies.
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RECENT NEWS
South Africa recovered from spinner Noman Ali's double strike to reach 112-2 at tea on the second day of the first Test in Lahore on Monday in reply to Pakistan's 378 all out.
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A defiant West Indies battled to 361-9 at tea on day four of the second Test against India after gritty centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope took the visitors into the lead on Monday.
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Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza.
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The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors.
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Sports
No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was "always a first time" as he eyes glory with Brazil.
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South Africa left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy took 6-117 on Monday, including three wickets in four balls, as Pakistan collapsed from 362-5 to 378 all out on day two of the first Test in Lahore.
South Africa left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy took 6-117 on Monday, including three wickets in four balls, as Pakistan collapsed from 362-5 to 378 all out on day two of the first Test in Lahore.
Hundreds of people gathered on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke that Hamas had handed over the first hostages to be released on Monday after two years of captivity in Gaza.
Opener John Campbell hit his first Test century as a defiant West Indies moved 18 runs from making India bat again on day four of the second Test on Monday.
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Politics
Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, sparking cheers of joy in Tel Aviv where a huge crowd was gathered to support hostage families.
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The cemetery in Mbandaka, a river port city in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the final resting place of many victims of the country's repeated river boat accidents.
In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs -- proof that even trash can dazzle.
Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last?
A Red Cross convoy was on its way to pick up a first group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli military said Monday.
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