Israel awaits return of final captive from Gaza amid fragile peace deal
Ran Gvili is now the last captive in Gaza after Hamas returned the body of Thai agriculture worker Sudthisak Rinthalak.

Ran Gvili is now the last captive in Gaza after Hamas returned the body of Thai agriculture worker Sudthisak Rinthalak.






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A UK activist group has released a video of pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested by police.

Activist Greta Thunberg and the UN’s Francesca Albanese joined hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters in Genoa on Friday.
Donald Trump is planning an ‘enlarged and rebuilt’ Alcatraz prison. But Indigenous activists fear for their ceremonies.
Photographer Yasin Akgul says he will continue on his path ‘with even more reporting’ following his acquittal.

Judges are reviewing the UK government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action under counter-terror laws.
Cofounder Huda Ammori says the ban is ‘one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history’.
Huda Ammori calls into question the pro-Palestine group’s ban under ‘antiterrorism’ laws.
The Gambia hosts Issa Tchiroma Bakary after Paul Biya, Cameroon’s leader for 43 years, wins yet another election.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into police custody after tampering with his ankle monitor.
US President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit but South African leaders say the meeting will go ahead.