Israel-Hamas war: No ceasefire or hostage release before Friday, Israeli and US officials say
The long-awaited hostage and cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will not take effect until Friday, US and Israeli officials have said.
Several media outlets later quoted anonymous Israeli officials as saying that the ceasefire would not even begin on Thursday, as widely expected.
300 Palestinian women and children in Israeli jails listed ahead of hostage exchange
Palestinian and Israeli officials have released the names of 300 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons, at least some of whom are expected to be released in exchange for Israelis held hostage by Hamas.
"Negotiations for the release of our captives are progressing and continuing all the time," Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said in a statement.
The Italian minister allegedly forced the high-speed train to stop unscheduled
Italy's agriculture minister has been accused of treating the country's rail service as his "personal luxury car" after allegedly forcing a high-speed train to make an unscheduled stop near Rome so he could get off and to continue the way.
Francesco Lollobrigida was reportedly on his way to Caivano, on the outskirts of Naples, to inaugurate an urban park when the train he was traveling in suffered a series of delays. According to Il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper, Lollobrigida, who was worried about missing the inauguration, asked the train operator, Trenitalia, to intervene and authorize an "extraordinary stop" in Ciampino, near the capital.
The activist who documented the murders in one of Mexico's deadliest cities is killed
An activist who documented the killings in one of Mexico's deadliest cities has been shot dead. Adolfo Enríquez was killed in the city of León. Enríquez described himself on his social media profiles as an "activist, looking for a place where the law rules."
The police did not give details about the attack. The incident is under investigation.
