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Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into darkness: Nine regions hit + Gaza ceasefire approved: Israel backs Trump’s peace plan for hostage release + Peru’s president ousted as crime wave grips the nationIsrael Approves Trump's Peace Plan: Ceasefire and Hostage Swap Cleared
Israel’s government ratified the US‑brokered plan to pause the Gaza war and exchange hostages, opening the first phase of a ceasefire and triggering international deployments and urgent aid planning as details are finalized
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200 - Number of US troops being sent to Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire
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"We're only gonna cut Democrat programs" — President Donald Trump
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