Middle East crisis live: Hamas says Israel is violating ceasefire by blocking Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza | Israel-Gaza war

Hamas says Israel is violating ceasefire by blocking Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza Hamas has accused Israel of violating the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement by preventing tens of thousands of Palestinian people from returning to their homes in the northern part of the strip. “The occupation is stalling under the pretext of prisoner Arbel Yehoud,…

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Polls open in Belarus with Lukashenko’s 30-year rule set to be extended | Belarus

Belarusians began voting on Sunday, with president Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko – a 70-year-old former collective farm boss – has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Polls opened at 08:00 am (0500 GMT) in Minsk’s first presidential vote…

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