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Hamas, Israel complete 5th hostage, prisoner swap

Shawdesh Desk: Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israelis sparking dismay

Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

Shawdesh Desk: Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. The

No survivors after wreckage of missing Alaska plane found

Shawdesh dEsk: The wreckage of a plane that went missing in Alaska has been found, US officials said Friday, with all 10 people aboard thought to have died. The US Coast Guard

Philippine House votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte

Shawdesh Desk: Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country’s leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that

Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza

Shawdes Desk: Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at president Donald Trump’s shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in

USAID places US, global staff on leave

Shawdesh Desk: The US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it

US flies back expelled Indian migrants

Shawdesh Desk: A US Air Force plane carrying more than a hundred Indian migrants expelled by the United States landed in India on Wednesday, local media reported. Thousands of undocumented

Congolese protest against EU support of Rwanda

Shawdesh Desk: Hundreds of Congolese nationals protested on Tuesday at the EU offices in South Africa to demand sanctions against Rwanda over its support for rebels in the turbulent eastern