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Three Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families, while 90 Palestinian prisoners were released in return in a ceasefire deal that has put an end, for now, to 15 months of bitter war in Gaza.

Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States today - marking an astonishing return to the White House for the businessman and former reality TV star.

With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Darth Vader theme tune suddenly bleeps from the underbelly of a Ukrainian drone as a marine attaches a mortar round to it before launching the aircraft against a Russian position.

A secret 1,000ft-long tunnel between the US and Mexico will be sealed after it was discovered earlier this month.

Two 18-year-old women are in intensive care after a ski lift collapsed in Spain, according to local media.

In a smoke-filled room in Bethlehem, four men pore over a list - just released - of the names of Palestinian detainees to be freed in phase one of the ceasefire deal.

The ceasefire deal is "the last chance for Gaza", Qatar's prime minister has said, adding: "Failure is not an option."

At least 70 people have died after a petrol tanker exploded in north-central Nigeria, the country's emergency forces have said.

A police volunteer has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in Kolkata, India, last year.