Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy have been named as the three hostages due for release, with 183 Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in exchange.

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Watch the moment some of the hostages held in Gaza were released by militant group Hamas and handed over to the Red Cross.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to put Ukraine in the "strongest possible position" on a trip to Kyiv where he signed a "landmark" 100-year pact with the war-stricken country.

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THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) management and former board have been accused of employing a number of dirty tactics ...