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The Qatari prime minister, speaking at a news conference in Doha with the U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, said Hamas’s response was “positive” but gave few details.

As Israel and Hamas inch closer to a deal to free hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a cease-fire, the military disclosed that at least 30 of the captives still in Gaza have been confirmed dead.

Farmer protests across the continent have triggered a rollback of ambitious rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

As Israel’s defense minister vowed to extend the military advance to Rafah, the U.S. secretary of state was on the second day of a Middle East trip aimed at rallying support for a proposed cease-fire agreement.

The U.S. secretary of state aims to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from widening further. Hamas is still discussing a proposal to pause fighting and release hostages, an affiliated broadcaster reported.

There is no clear mechanism to force early elections in Israel. But there are other ways to oust the Israeli prime minister.

A Hamas-affiliated broadcaster reported that the group was still discussing a proposal to pause fighting and release more hostages. “The ball is in Hamas’s court,” a U.S. official said.

National security officials said an additional response was coming to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers. The timing was uncertain.

Also, Ukraine’s grinding fight and China’s expanding nuclear arsenal.

The U.S. announced a new strike on Houthi militants in Yemen, the third straight day that Western allies targeted Iranian-backed armed groups in the region.