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Photo credit: France 24 Israel’s government has approved a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Friday. France 24 reports that the move has set the stage for the first phase of the deal brokered under US President Donald Trump’s peace initiative. The initiative is aimed at suspending hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and securing the release…

Photo credit: the telegraph The Home Office has chartered special flights to deport nearly 20 migrants back to France under the one-in, one-out deal. The Independent reports that nine migrants were placed on a specially commissioned passenger jet to be returned to France on Thursday, following a similar one deporting 10 migrants last Friday. In the…

Photo credit: PBS A new survey by the Centre for Public Opinion Research has found that half of Polish citizens believe their country is providing too much assistance to Ukraine. The same proportion also opposes accepting Ukrainian refugees. NV Nation reports that the poll shows 50 per cent of responders view the scale of aid to Ukraine and Ukrainians…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages can be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. AP re[ports that both parties have accepted some elements of a plan put forward by the Trump administration. It would represent the biggest breakthrough in m months in the devastating war. President Donald Trump wrote that,…

Photo credit: Canada Grocer A new multi-year study has pointed to a real-time example of the effects of climate change on agriculture. UkrAgroConsult reports that a recent paper has suggested that diseases cost Canadian and US wheat producers US$2.9 billion between 2018 and 2021. That equates to the loss of about 560 million bushels, or about $18.10 per acre…

Photo credit: Neos Kosmos The Merri-bek City Council in Australia will launch a new program to record and showcase the city’s rich migrant history.  Neos Kosmos reports that a councillor, Katerine Theodosis called for the council to take the lead in collecting and curating stories from the city’s diverse migrant communities. She said, “As our community changes…

Photo credit: BBC Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa escaped an assassination attempt after over 500 people attacked his convoy. India Today reports that they threw rocks at his vehicle. According to officials, the president’s car showed “signs of bullet damage.” However, the president was not harmed. Five people have been detained following the incident, according to the…