Joy in Israel as hostages return but families say Hamas not honouring deal to return all the dead
The last 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are now back in Israel after more than two years in captivity
The hostages were kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attacks in 2023 - watch the moments several were reunited with their families
The IDF says Hamas has handed over the coffins of two dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza, with two more to be returned today. Hamas has told mediators it does not know the location of some of the other 24
Families demand that the deal to return all the hostages is honoured, while the IDF says Hamas must "uphold its part of the agreement"
In exchange for the hostages, Israel has released almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees
Donald Trump has arrived in Egypt for a peace summit with world leaders after hailing "the historic dawn of a new Middle East" in an address to Israel's parliament
Summary
Trump says he'd like Egypt's Sisi on 'board of peace' for Gaza
Some more comments now from the US delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh, which has just held a short news conference alongside Egypt's President Sisi.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says today is "one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years".
President Trump says he'd like to have President Sisi on his "board of peace" - an international body the US's Gaza plan envisions administering the territory on a transitional basis.
‘Locked up for 24 years’: joy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners return home
Nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees set free from Israeli jails, though some families believe their loved ones have been deported
Mon 13 Oct 2025 16.18 BST
The police could not hold the crowds back. As soon as they saw the Palestinian prisoners through the windows of the bus, hundreds of people gathering in front of a theatre in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank rushed forward, chanting the names of loved ones they had not seen for years and in some cases, decades.
The prisoners were gaunt, the sharp angles of their faces decorated by freshly scabbed-over wounds. Loved ones hoisted them up on their shoulders with ease. One prisoner, swaddled in a Palestinian keffiyeh and splaying his fingers into a V for victory, was dropped before his mother, whose feet he began to kiss.
Madagascar president leaves country after protests
Jon Shelton with dpa, Reuters
Andry Rajoelina has left Madagascar after losing support in the armed forces and following weeks of youth-led protests. He reportedly left Sunday on a French military plane.
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina reportedly left the country on Sunday amid growing public discontent with his leadership.
Rajoelina's departure was confirmed on Monday and comes after he lost the backing of a key faction of the military, members of whom he accused of instigating a coup against him.
EU accuses Russia of 'gambling with war' after airspace violations
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, on Monday called on Europe to turn its economic power into military deterrence during a visit to Kyiv as Ukraine faces renewed Russian attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of winter. The EU accused Russia of "gambling with war" for repeatedly violating its airspace with drones and military jets, with officials warning that such actions risk escalating the conflict.
The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that Russia was "gambling with war", after a spate of Russian drones and military jets crossing into the bloc's airspace.
NATO has boosted its defences along its eastern borders as it accused Moscow of testing the alliance's air defences with drone incursions into several members and by flying military jets in Estonian airspace.
Indian state leader says girls should not go out at night after alleged rape of student
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments spark backlash
A prominent regional leader is facing backlash for asking female students to not venture out at night after a medical student was allegedly raped in eastern India.
The student was allegedly gangraped on Friday outside her college in Durgapur, 170km from the state capital of Kolkata in West Bengal.
The student from neighbouring Odisha state was out with a friend when she was attacked by unidentified men.
Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in rare move
By Reuters
The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors.
The government said late on Sunday that it has intervened in Dutch-headquartered Nexperia, which manufactures chips for cars and consumer electronics. It cited worries about the possible transfer of technology to Nexperia’s Chinese parent company, Wingtech.
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