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The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nvecbAo

The first four deceased hostages to be returned are Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi and Daniel Peretz. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JonM7rj

Israel says it has released 1,968 prisoners and detainees as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8FUJ052

According to local media, dozens of houses have been damaged and it's suspected the blaze was caused by an illegal pyrotechnics warehouse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nq4cAI3

First Wives Club co-star Goldie Hawn says Diane Keaton left "memories beyond imagination" following her death aged 79. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hElLFgz

With 18 people unaccounted for, the tragedy is "even more devastating than we thought", says a sheriff. from BBC News https://ift.tt/guc3m1e

Several of the hostages will be brought from Gaza to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wRzeBma

Cameroon's Paul Biya promises young voters "the best is yet to come" as others hunger for "young blood". from BBC News https://ift.tt/OZAwomt

Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over". from BBC News https://ift.tt/UHOMkJP

The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KUPgIv2

The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xfeztBb

An architect and three workers were among those who died at the building which was being renovated. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SyxNEn9

Satellite images show the house where the BBC's Vitaly Shevchenko grew up could now be a Russian base. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AhITVJE

Sébastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, said MPs recognise the pressing need to pass a budget by the end of the year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OwiJjlF

Pressure to ban meat labels for plant-based products comes from Europe's livestock farmers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OGCEwLg

The alleged forgery was done to comply with Fifa's 'grandfather rule' for foreign-born players. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4Piyo3g

Hundreds of hikers have been guided to safety in Tibet after becoming trapped over the weekend by heavy snowfall. from BBC News https://ift.tt/h1yGuCN

Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks about ending the Israel-Gaza war. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uDH9s6o

A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai, apparently over remarks he made about Hinduism. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ErMbOWq

HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank in Samoan waters a year ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bhQf3nC

Brazil's government said the two "reminisced about the good chemistry" they had at the UN in New York. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7o8Pn3a

The BBC asked Americans in Washington what they think the US president needs to do to earn the prestigious award. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ouT3gqp

Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators amid growing turmoil in the Caucasus country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9MC0oKr

Hamas will disarm "the easy way or the hard way", Israel's PM says after the group gave its response to a peace plan. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6iTpHRN

The conservative politician is set to be Japan's first female prime minister. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bOlHyx8

Water cannon and pepper spray was used by authorities to disperse protesters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/T3MBl9f

The massive blackout that hit the Iberian peninsula is the first known blackout caused by overvoltage. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ILZjDeG

The use of controversial shark nets was about to be scaled back in Sydney when a surfer was killed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LHsoKf2

The alleged head of the gang's armed wing was arrested in an operation between Colombia, the US and the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Zy0UcQi

Several museums and landmarks around the US, including the Capitol and Washington Monument, have closed to visitors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RZOpnAJ

The Chinese national faces a count of refusing to follow naval instructions while piloting the vessel. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Sp6u0Ae

The animal rights activist has died aged 91, after a pioneering career studying chimps. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JDekijP

Washington's political gridlock could inflict wide-ranging miseries, as anything deemed non-essential will be put on hold. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tfqEhi1