Hamas frees five hostages in Gaza after body of Shiri Bibas returned

Hamas freed five hostages and was set to release one more from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.

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Pope Francis ‘not out of danger yet& but is expected to live, say doctors

Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not yet out of danger but is expected to live, one of his doctors said yesterday.

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Egypt's Sisi takes role in talks as Arab nations try to find alternative to Donald Trump&s Gaza plan

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi left Riyadh after participating in an informal meeting yesterday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Gulf Arab states and Jordan, the presidency said in a statement on Facebook.

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Apple removes data protection tool for UK users following government demand for access to encrypted files

Apple is to remove its highest level of data protection from customers in the UK following a government demand for access to user data.

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Dodo and other extinct birds could be brought back to life using Jurassic park-style science

The dodo and passenger pigeon are among extinct bird ­species that could be brought back to life thanks to gene editing and cross-breeding.

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Closing arguments heard in trial of man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie

Jurors began deliberating in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage.

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