Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas’ Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel

Senate advances Trump’s pick to lead the US Interior, Doug Burgum, to confirmation vote

Scoop: Key conservative caucus draws red line on House budget plan

Trump begins second term in stronger position than the first: poll

How Trump, AG Bondi can persuade Democrats to abandon lawfare

Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday

Britain’s Princess Beatrice gives birth to second daughter

Australian police say they foiled possible antisemitic attack after finding explosives-filled trailer

American fighters are dying in Ukraine in growing numbers. Bringing their bodies home is a complex task

DeepSeek is giving the world a window into Chinese censorship and information control

The Guardian quits Elon Musk’s X social media platform

Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal

Apple sued by Which? over iCloud use – with potential payout for 40 million UK customers

There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread

Battle lines drawn on new climate fund despite ‘shot in the arm’ cash injection at COP29

White House freeze on federal aid won’t affect student loans, Education Department says

Restaurants are rebounding — but Starbucks and McDonald’s still have work to do

Over 3 million on Social Security may wait more than a year for higher payments

Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit — again

Amazon taps Whole Foods CEO to oversee grocery business