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Sierra Leone lifts curfew after breakout from Freetown’s Pademba Road Prison
By Mayeni Jones & Umaru FofanaLagos & Freetown26 November 2023Updated 2 hours agoImage caption, Streets in Freetown were largely deserted on Sunday after a curfew was declaredSierra Leone's night-time curfew imposed after armed…
Hamas releases further 17 hostages on third day of Israel-Gaza truce
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Hamas freed 17 captives including 14 Israeli civilians on Sunday as the precarious truce in Gaza stretched into a…
Group of released hostages arrives in Israel
2:51 p.m. ET, November 25, 2023…
First hostages released after Israel-Hamas truce begins: Live updates
9:18 p.m. ET, November 24, 2023…
Israel-Gaza war live updates: Pause in fighting begins as part of hostage
A planned pause in fighting in Gaza went into effect Friday morning, as aid trucks including fuel entered the besieged Palestinian enclave and photos from southern Gaza showed people out in the streets after weeks of fighting and Israeli…
Israel agrees to hostage deal with Hamas: Live updates
10:47 a.m. ET, November 23, 2023…
Israel agrees to hostage deal with Hamas: Live updates
2:20 p.m. ET, November 22, 2023…
Israel approves cease-fire with Hamas: 50 hostages released
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a temporary cease-fire with the Hamas militant group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war and…
Israel-Hamas war: Hamas signals ‘truce deal’ to free Gaza hostages near
Gaza’s Health Ministry said it is working with the Red Cross to evacuate wounded people stranded at northern Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital on Tuesday morning after the facility was bombarded. At least 12 people were killed, and dozens were…
Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHELSINKI, Nov 20 (Reuters) -…