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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is working in "full cooperation" with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza, after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump's "bold vision" for Gaza's future and said he and Rubio had discussed ways to "ensure that future becomes a reality".

President Trump's much-criticised plan for the US to take over Gaza and resettle its population has been ruled out by Palestinians and Arab nations.

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The family of a British couple in custody in Iran said they are united in their determination to secure their safe return.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in January, but news of their detention emerged on Thursday when state-run Iranian media reported they were being held on unspecified security charges.

The couple, both aged 52, had been on a motorbike trip across the world, and had planned to be in Iran for only five days.

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A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured.

Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night as they tried to board delayed trains.

Four of the victims were children, while 10 were women, according to a list released by officials.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts were "with all those who have lost their loved ones" in a post on X.

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Jack Lopresti, a former Conservative MP, has made headlines for announcing he’s moved to Ukraine to serve in the country’s military.

He explains to the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko why he came to that decision.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "army of Europe" to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent's aid.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said that Ukraine would "never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement" after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to start peace talks.

In a speech on Friday, US Vice President JD Vance warned that Europe needed to "step up in a big way" on defence.

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Hamas has released three Israeli hostages, after days of fears over future of the Gaza ceasefire.

The hostages are now back in Israel.

Israel is releasing 369 Palestinian prisoners in return - a few went to the West Bank, the majority are now arriving in Gaza.

Hamas said on Monday it would not release hostages this weekend, blaming Israel for alleged violations of the ceasefire. Israel had said if hostages weren't released by midday (local time) on Saturday, it would resume attacks on Gaza.

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The chances that an asteroid spotted last year by space scientists could strike Earth in around 8 years time have increased slightly.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to be between 40 and 90 meters wide and following a course that will bring it close to Earth in December 2032.

 

Astronomers now estimate that the chance of it striking our planet is 2% - or 1 in 50 - up very slightly from their previous predictions.

In the coming years scientists will be able to identify the probability of a collision with far more accuracy and are likely to to rule it out.

If the space rock is on a direct course for Earth a mission could be mounted to deflect it from its current course.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Rebecca Morelle.

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In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in using Executive Orders to suspend all new asylum claims, freeze government hiring and spending, strip back agencies established by Congress, and offer a buyout deal for thousands of federal workers.

So far, the courts have been the only substantive roadblocks to Trump’s agenda, but is the President ready to defy the courts? The White House has accused the media of "fear mongering the American people".

As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power - and with legal challenges from Democrats, unions and legal groups, is the U.S. heading for a constitutional crisis?

If Donald Trump is willing to break the law, experts are asking who will stand up for the democratic system of government set up nearly 250 years ago?

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President Volodymr Zelensky and US Vice-President JD Vance have been discussing the war in Ukraine in a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

It comes after Vance criticised European leaders over free speech and democracy at the summit, telling world leaders "there is a new sheriff in town", referring to US President Donald Trump.

Earlier Zelensky said he doesn’t see a “ready US plan” to end the Ukraine war.

Trump had said US, Russian and Ukrainian officials would meet in Munich - but Moscow said they are not sending a delegation to the summit.

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Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire.

They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen.

Israel has said it will resume bombing if the three are not released on time. The warning came after Hamas said it was postponing the releases in response to alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

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