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US President Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia.

Trump said Vladimir Putin had got "not much" in return, and said another detainee would be freed on Wednesday without giving their name.

Mr Fogel is a 63-year-old former diplomat who was working at the Anglo-American School of Moscow when he was arrested at a Russian airport in 2021 for illegal possession of cannabis.

It is unclear if the US released someone in return for Mr Fogel.

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Egypt says it plans to present a “comprehensive vision" for the reconstruction of Gaza that does not involve displacing the population, unlike a proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump.

In a statement, Egypt’s foreign ministry said they had an "aspiration" to work with the Trump administration on its plan, but stressed that any foreign intervention should "avoid jeopardising the gains of peace.”

There are fears that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could end this weekend after Hamas said it would delay the planned hostage release.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said: “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end.”

Netanyahu did not specify whether he was demanding the release of all 76 remaining hostages, or just the three due to be freed this Saturday - but an Israeli minister said he meant "everyone".

Hamas responded by saying it remained committed to the ceasefire deal and that Israel was "responsible for any complications or delays".

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One person has been killed and four injured in Russia's latest missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The Ukrainian military said it had shot down six out of seven ballistic missiles and 71 drones launched by Russia overnight.

It comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine would be prepared to swap land with Russia in potential peace negotiations.

The attack caused damage in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi, Podilskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Obolonskyi districts, Klitschko said on Telegram.

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Israel's prime minister has warned Hamas it will end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume intense fighting if the Palestinian group "does not return our hostages by Saturday noon".

Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered Israeli forces to amass inside and around Gaza in response to Hamas's announcement that it was postponing freeing more hostages until further notice.

Netanyahu did not specify whether he was demanding the release of all 76 remaining hostages, or just the three due to be freed this Saturday - but a minister said he meant "everyone".

Hamas has accused Israel of violating the three-week-old ceasefire deal, including by blocking vital humanitarian aid - a claim Israel has denied.

Following Netanyahu's statement, the Palestinian militant group said it was committed to the Gaza ceasefire deal, but said Israel had failed to "abide by its commitments".

It added that Israel was "responsible for any complications or delays" in the hostage release process.

The group's decision to delay this weekend's scheduled release prompted US President Donald Trump to propose that Israel cancel the agreement altogether and "let hell break out" unless "all of the hostages" were returned by Saturday.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Wyre Davies and Lyse Doucet.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages on Saturday.

Hamas said on Monday it would not release three Israelis as planned this weekend, because of alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

Speaking about the current ceasefire situation, President Donald Trump says he does not believe Hamas will meet the Saturday deadline to return Israeli hostages.

Trump who met with Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday, has insisted the US will take the control of the the Gaza Strip.

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We look at the commissioner of the London Met police Sir Mark Rowley saying they have been left in a “hopeless position” after a High Court ruling.

The High Court today ruled the force could not dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance. The ruling has huge implications for the ability of police chiefs to sack officers and is a major blow to Sir Mark's pledge to root out people who he says should not be in the force. Adam is joined by Sima Kotecha, Senior UK correspondent and former chief inspector of constabulary Zoe Billingham.

Also, a bill for assisted dying to be made legal in the UK has been changed causing some anger among MPs. The bill had previously said that a High Court judge must check each person is eligible for assisted dying, and had not been coerced into making the decision to die. Now, MP Kim Leadbeater says a panel of voluntary experts, including a psychiatrist, social worker and legal expert, would be better suited than a judge. Adam and Alex discuss if this changes the likelihood of the bill passing.

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A final message posted by Eden Knight, a popular online Saudi transgender woman, raised questions across the world.

Through access to private messages and a year-long investigation, the BBC has uncovered what happened in the final months before Eden Knight took her own life.

Eden's final note, viewed by millions, said a lawyer in the US - where she had been trying to claim asylum - had persuaded her into returning home to a family and country that would not accept her identity.

The BBC World Service has identified this man as Bader Alomair, who has worked at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington DC, evidence suggests.

Mr Alomair has not responded to the allegations raised in the BBC's investigation.

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US President Donald Trump has met King Abdullah of Jordan at the White House.

Speaking about the current Gaza ceasefire situation, Trump said he did not believe Hamas will meet the Saturday deadline to return Israeli hostages.

"I have a Saturday deadline, and I don't think they're going to make the deadline personally," the president says, adding: "I think they want to play tough guy, but we'll see how tough they are".

Earlier, Trump said "hell" would breakout if Hamas did not return all hostages by 12pm on Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages on Saturday.

Hamas said on Monday it would not release three Israelis as planned this weekend, because of alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

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Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI - the maker of ChatGPT - has rebuffed a $97.4bn (£78.4bn) take over bid from a consortium of investors led by Elon Musk.

Musk's attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed he submitted the bid for all OpenAI's assets to its board on Monday.

The offer is the latest twist in a longstanding battle between Musk, the world's richest person and right-hand man to US President Donald Trump, and Open AI chief executive Sam Altman over the future of the start-up at the centre of the AI boom.

In response to the bid, Altman posted on Musk's social media platform X, "no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want".

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The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris.

The statement, signed by France, China and India among other countries, pledges an "open", "inclusive" and "ethical" approach to the technology's development.

Downing Street said the UK "hadn't been able to agree all parts of the leaders' declaration" and would "only ever sign up to initiatives that are in UK national interests".

The statement signed by 60 countries says the summit has affirmed to reducing digital divides by promoting AI accessibility, and ensuring it is "transparent" and "safe", among other aims.

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