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Two women have returned to Israel after being handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, and further hostages are expected to be released later in the evening, following a last-minute deal struck earlier with Hamas. Israel named the freed hostages as 21-year-old Mia Schem, who was seized at a dance party along with many of the other hostages abducted into Gaza, and 40-year-old Amit Soussana. Schem also holds French nationality. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/7fkECLF

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Phillip Dean Hancock, sentenced to death for the 2001 murders of Robert Jett Jr. and James Lynch, was executed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Despite the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommending clemency, Governor Kevin Stitt denied it, drawing criticism. Hancock claimed self-defense in the incident that unfolded at Jett's home. The prosecution argued that Hancock's inconsistent accounts and testimony not aligning with physical evidence undermined his claim. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/C4WzuZg

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that Southern states emerged as the fastest-growing region in the U.S. last year, experiencing a collective growth of over 1.3 million people. The South has consistently seen year-to-year net domestic migration growth since 2018, solidifying its status as the most populous region in the U.S. Florida emerged as the fastest-growing state in 2022, marking the first time since 1957 that it secured the largest percent increase in population. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/putS1kW

Nepal on Wednesday formally registered the first case of same-sex marriage, five months after its Supreme Court legalised it. After the registration of the marriage, Nepal has become the first South Asian country to do so. The union was solemnized and officially recorded at the Dordi Rural Municipality in Lamjung district, situated in Western Nepal, according to Sanjib Gurung (Pinky), president of Blue Diamond Society, an organization working for the rights and welfare of the sexual minorities in Nepal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/5D19oYn

The Islamabad high court acquitted on Wednesday Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield corruption case pertaining to the purchase of four luxury apartments in London, overturning the 10-year jail sentence handed to him by an accountability court. Sharif's acquittal by the two-judge bench led by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq follows his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Safdar Awan being let off in the same case. The Avenfield case is one of three linked to the 2016 Panama Papers scandal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wiFz6r1

Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday night after more than seven weeks in captivity in Gaza in the fourth swap under the original four-day truce, which began Friday and was due to run out. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mXMvgta