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Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on table in new negotiations
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports resuming a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip through a proposal put forward by mediators which would see five more hostages released to Israel in exchange for a 50-day truce.
Khalil al-Hayya, the most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, said the group had approved a draft deal sent by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it had also received the plan, and submitted a “counter-proposal to the mediators in full co-ordination with the United States”.
If agreed to, the new limited ceasefire agreement could coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr which begins on Sunday.
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USA: Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ about higher car prices
Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect.
Some analysts have warned that Trump’s charges on businesses importing vehicles could lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies.
But speaking to NBC News on Saturday, the US president said he hoped foreign carmakers raise prices as it means “people are gonna buy American-made cars. We have plenty”.
On Wednesday, Trump announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts entering the US from overseas, which go into effect on 2 April. Charges on businesses importing vehicles are expected on 3 April, and taxes on parts are set to start in May or later.
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The Canadian Conservative trying to sweet talk Trump
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is willing to walk into the “lion’s den” to sway American officials against Canadian tariffs – wooing the US president with meetings at Mar-a-Lago and cosying up with Trump-friendly media.
While many of the country’s leaders – from Prime Minister Mark Carney to Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford – are talking tough on Donald Trump, Smith has been taking a notably softer approach.
But this tact has landed her in hot water, not only with her opponents, but also in her home province of Alberta and with politicians who otherwise share her political leanings.
It has also put federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on the defensive in the early days of the country’s short federal electoral race. Canadians are scheduled to vote on 28 April.
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Why Norway is restoring its Cold War military bunkers
Norway’s proximity to the USSR during the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – some of them vast secret bases for planes and ships. Tensions with Russia have brought the bunkers back into focus.
Tourists in their hundreds of thousands visit northern Norway each year. But there is a secret world they never see. For hidden away in mountain caverns are jet fighters and nuclear submarines.
Norway is a land with many bunkers. At the peak of the Cold War, the sparsely populated, mountainous country had around 3,000 underground facilities where its armed forces and allies could hide and make life difficult for any invader. Dating back to when the Scandinavian country was part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall during World War Two and even earlier, their existence was barely known to the Norwegian public.
Now as a European war engulfs eastern Ukraine, Norway is reactivating two of their most iconic underground structures of the Cold War.
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Man tending grave probed for starting South Korea fires
A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that killed 30 people.
The man, who has not been named, was performing an ancestral rite by a family grave on a hill in Uiseong county, North Gyeongsang province, at the time.
He has been booked – but not arrested – and will be called in for questioning once the investigation of the site has been completed. He denies the charges.
On Sunday, officials said the main fires had finally been brought under complete control – 10 days after they started, causing widespread damage to buildings, including historic temples.
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Chair of charity Harry quit calls prince’s brand ‘toxic’
The head of a charity co-founded by the Duke of Sussex has called his brand “toxic” and claimed it hindered the group, after he and several others quit the organisation earlier this week.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Sentebale chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka said she first felt tensions with Prince Harry a year ago.
Dr Chandauka separately told Sky News the way the duke handled his departure from the charity – set up in 2006 in honour of mother Diana to help people in southern Africa living with HIV and Aids – amounted to “harassment and bullying at scale”.
A source close to the former trustees and patrons said they “fully expected this publicity stunt”.