Middle East: Gaza ceasefire back on after hostage deal

Israel and Hamas agreed overnight to resume a prisoner swap, meaning the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can continue. DW has the latest.

Source: Deutsche Welle

'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded

The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.

Source: BBC

Qantas posts $1.39bn profit as holidaymakers flock to Jetstar

Half-year results reveal budget carrier earnings up 35% in a year with 8% uptick in capacity

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Source: The Guardian

US intelligence chief criticises UK demand for Apple data ‘back door’

Tulsi Gabbard said move would make Americans more vulnerable to ‘cyber exploitation’

Source: Financial Times

From Wall Street to Riyadh: Vladimir Putin’s dealmaker paved way for US-Russia talks

Former Goldman Sachs banker Kirill Dmitriev is the Kremlin’s go-between with Gulf countries

Source: Financial Times

Family mourns grandfather’s death as Israel brings Gaza tactics to West Bank

Major military operation causes largest displacement of Palestinians in West Bank since Israel seized it in 1967

Waleed Lahlouh was 73, with a shock of white hair that marked his …

Source: The Guardian

Labour donor Dale Vince claims libel victory over false pro-Hamas claim

Vince to receive damages from Guido Fawkes blogger and says he will take Reform UK’s Richard Tice to full trial

The Labour donor Dale Vince has claimed victory in a …

Source: The Guardian

Trump Shares AI Video of Gaza as Luxury Resort, Drawing Scorn

One scene from the video, whose origins are unclear, shows President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting shirtless at a pool with drinks. Hamas condemned it as ‘disgraceful.’

Source: New York Times

US-Ukraine deal on minerals set to be signed this week in Washington

The US and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv's push to win Washington's support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end …

Source: France 24

Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange

Plus, the female gaze behind the camera.

Source: New York Times

Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI features for $19.99 per month, free for Prime members

Amazon has been working for years to overhaul Alexa with generative AI features as it faced rising competition from OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots.

Source: CNBC

What's new in Ubuntu 24.04.2? Kernel 6.11, better graphics, and more

The latest point release of the LTS version of Ubuntu has been released with a new kernel and plenty of other improvements.

Source: ZDNet