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Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed a Gaza ceasefire deal to free the remaining living hostages, in a major step towards ending a war...

(AFP) - Now into its second week, the US government shutdown has started impacting federal workers, prompting some to take out new loans to help make ends meet.  Hundreds of...

Cairo (AFP) - Israel and Hamas agreed on Thursday to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire aimed at ending a war that has killed tens of thousands, razed the...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A man suspected of deliberately causing one of the deadliest fires in US history appeared in court Wednesday charged with sparking a blaze that...

Cairo (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, hailing it as a "historic and...

(AFP) - Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff. Democrats voted for...

Washington (AFP) - It's like the opposite of naming your dream dinner party guests. In a Netflix interview aired posthumously, Jane Goodall, who died last week at 91, said she'd...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Authorities investigating one of the deadly fires that tore through Los Angeles in January said Wednesday they had arrested a man they believe deliberately...

New York (AFP) - Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, a quiet, studious child in a "large, rowdy family" that shared a single room...

Washington (AFP) - The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.  The...