Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

And this wasn't just a warning to Hamas. It was also a call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get serious about closing a deal. SIMON: What's been the reaction there so far? AL-SHALCHI ...

You may never be freed, men and women who subjected victims to sexual abuse and violence at ‘beastie house’ Glasgow flat told

Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred salaries.

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have tried at least two dozen times before to thwart their opponents. It's not even a first for the state.

The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives ''completely dysfunctional.''

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high. Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war. Israeli hostages have begun to come home

President Donald Trump said he was still considering putting a 10 per cent tariff on imports from China on February 1, repeating a threat he made on the campaign trail. His comment came one day after he ordered an investigation into Chinese trade practices but held off on announcing any new tariffs.

Auschwitz survivors are marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp on Holocaust Memorial Day, with the King one of dozens of high-profile figures to attend.

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.