News Feed

1. Hamas agreement, public protests put pressure on Israel to reach ceasefire deal

   

2. At least 11 people still alive under building collapse rubble, South African officials say

   

   Rescue teams trying to find dozens of construction workers missing since a multi-storey apartment complex collapsed in a coastal city in South Africa have made contact with 11 people buried alive beneath the mangled wreckage, authorities said Tuesday.

3. Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst

   

   As a judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order during his hush money trial, a national security analyst worries about the implications of putting a presidential candidate behind bars.

4. Hamas says it accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Israel still examining deal

   

   Hamas announced on Monday it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the war in Gaza, though later in the day, Israel played down the likelihood of a pause and approved a military operation in the southern city of Rafah.

5. India's Hindu nationalists are petitioning courts to tear down mosques and replace them with temples

   

   Gvanvapi mosque in the holy city of Varanasi is one of hundreds of mosques and other Muslim sites being targeted by Hindu nationalist groups in India. The petitioners say they want to restore previously destroyed Hindu holy sites, but some historians accuse the groups of aggressively attempting to rewrite history.