Israel approving a Gaza deal to free hostages and prisoners, met with both joy and anxiety from Palestinians and Israelis, sees President Trump lauded for diplomatic efforts while questions remain about aid and long-term peace.

• Live Updates: Israel Approves Gaza Deal That Would Free Hostages and Prisoners — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• New York attorney general calls bank fraud indictment ‘desperate weaponization of our justice system’ – live — The Guardian -

• Australia politics live: Zali Steggall warns against ‘totalitarian crackdown’ on protesters; Gaza flotilla members arrive back in Australia — The Guardian -
• Gaza ceasefire plan live: Israel’s government approves hostage and ceasefire deal — The Guardian -
• The U.N. says it is ready to rush aid into Gaza. — New York Times World -
• As Gaza Deal Nears, Palestinians and Israelis Cheer — and Worry — New York Times World -
• Joy and anxiety as Hamas and Israel prepare to implement ceasefire deal — The Guardian -
• Understanding the Gaza Peace Deal — New York Times World -
• With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment — New York Times World -
• As Israelis Express Relief at Hamas Deal, Some Ask Why It Took So Long — New York Times World -
• Iran, a Longtime Hamas Backer, Signals Support for Truce Deal With Israel — New York Times World -
• Gaza ceasefire plan: how much credit does Trump deserve? – podcast — The Guardian -
• When Will Israel and Hamas Exchange Hostages and Prisoners? What to Know. — New York Times World -
• 'Joy and pain': Palestinians celebrate deal but fear confronting grief — BBC World -
• What we know about the terms of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal. — New York Times World -
• ‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future — The Guardian -
• Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza? — New York Times World -
• What We Know About the Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas — New York Times World -
• Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race – podcast — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu’s Political Fortunes May Be Transformed by Gaza Deal — New York Times World -
• Hamas Takes a Big Risk in Deal With Israel to Release Hostages — New York Times World -
• Starmer praises Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal – but avoids Nobel prize backing — The Guardian -
• Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize — The Guardian -
• Fireworks and a toast to life: Israelis delight at deal to return hostages — BBC World -
• ‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra — The Guardian -
• Jeremy Bowen: There's now a realistic chance of ending the war - but it's not over yet — BBC World -
• First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas — The Guardian -
• ‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’ — The Guardian -
• Israel and Hamas agree first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal — BBC World -
• Fury over Israel’s Qatar attack led Trump to put pressure on Netanyahu. — New York Times World -
• World Leaders Express Hope and Relief After Gaza Deal — New York Times World -
• Israel-Hamas Deal Is Celebrated in Gaza, but Key Questions Remain Unanswered — New York Times World -
• Lyse Doucet: Gaza deal is a huge moment but this is just the beginning — BBC World -
• First Thing: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan — The Guardian -
• Trump revels in a ‘historic’ deal, but offers few details. — New York Times World -
• Ceasefire deal a major breakthrough, but war not over yet — BBC World -
• Almost 55,000 preschool children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates — The Guardian -
• Happy, stressed, overwhelmed: Palestinians evacuated from Gaza start their studies in UK — The Guardian -
• Thursday briefing: What the first phase of a Gaza peace plan will bring — The Guardian -
• A Gaza Breakthrough — New York Times World -
• Watch: Scenes of celebration in Gaza after Trump's announcement — BBC World -
• Watch: Hostage families celebrate after Gaza breakthrough — BBC World -
• President Trump Says Israel and Hamas Agree to First Phase of Peace Plan — New York Times World -
• Trump says he will be ‘involved’ in keeping peace in Gaza – as it happened — The Guardian -
• How did stalled talks turn into a deal between Israel and Hamas? — New York Times World -
• Trump revels in ‘historic’ deal between Israel and Hamas but offers few details. — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• What Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan Envisions — New York Times World -
• Republican lawmakers praise Trump for Gaza deal as Palestinian Americans remain wary: ‘So much remains unclear’ — The Guardian -
• A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail — The Guardian -
• What does Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan envision? — New York Times World -
• What we know about the remaining hostages in Gaza. — New York Times World -

Trump administration actions include a judge blocking National Guard deployment in Chicago for immigration enforcement, a bank fraud indictment against the New York Attorney General, FBI agents reassigned to immigration, a Senate deadlock over government shutdown, and new Pentagon media policies sparking concern.

• New York attorney general calls bank fraud indictment ‘desperate weaponization of our justice system’ – live — The Guardian -
• Arizona sheriff’s office misused millions set aside to remedy racial profiling — The Guardian -
• Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s effort to deploy national guard troops in Chicago — The Guardian -

• Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement — The Guardian -
• News organizations hold out on signing Pentagon media policies ‘designed to stifle a free press’ — The Guardian -
• Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout — New York Times World -
• National guard remains in Chicago area as judge to rule on Trump deployment — The Guardian -
• Dominion, voting firm targeted by false 2020 election claims, sold to new owner — The Guardian -
• Senate still deadlocked over shutdown as Trump reiterates threat to Democrats — The Guardian -
• Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump face trial for new clinic ‘invasion’ — The Guardian -
• More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows — The Guardian -
• US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport — The Guardian -
• Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak — The Guardian -
• Lauren Boebert vows to pursue ‘truth about UFOs’ as she bids for re-election — The Guardian -
• Pennsylvania Republicans reignite bid to unseat Maga congressman — The Guardian -
• ‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act — The Guardian -
• 'It was like a movie' - How immigration raid on Chicago apartments unfolded — BBC World -
• ‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’ — The Guardian -
• White House gives platform to conservative influencers to air grievances during ‘antifa roundtable’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels — The Guardian -
• G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea — New York Times World -

Calls to abolish the two-child benefit cap, Rishi Sunak taking advisory roles with tech firms, ongoing Post Office Horizon IT scandal compensation, a vote to strike by NHS facilities staff over pay, and concerns over BBC World Service independence highlight key domestic issues.

• Further arrests made over ‘shocking’ arson attack on Peacehaven mosque — The Guardian -
• Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says — The Guardian -
• Man rearrested at Manchester airport after synagogue attack detention — The Guardian -

• Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic — The Guardian -
• Phillipson presses Starmer and Reeves to abolish two-child benefit cap in full — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues — The Guardian -
• Pub later-hours plan will not offset costs and wider difficulties, say landlords — The Guardian -
• Starmer enters parallel universe as red carpet pulled out in India amid trade deal — The Guardian -
• Plaid Cymru leader predicts two-horse race with Reform in Welsh elections — The Guardian -
• Former BBC controller fears for World Service independence amid defence funding push — The Guardian -
• Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘We are angry but resilient,’ Jewish leaders tell Manchester synagogue vigil — The Guardian -
• Alleged stalker’s interactions ‘creepy’, Madeleine McCann’s siblings tell court — The Guardian -
• Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises — The Guardian -
• Richard Desmond asks for ‘generosity’ in £1.3bn National Lottery claim — The Guardian -
• Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims get new appeals process and funded advice — The Guardian -
• Lloyds warns of greater hit from car loan finance scandal — The Guardian -
• NHS hospital group’s facilities staff vote to strike over £30m pay discrimination claim — The Guardian -
• There’s a £1 idea that could save small music venues. Is Live Nation holding it back? — The Guardian -

Debates over free speech and protest rights following a court prohibiting a pro-Palestine march, factional tussles within Victorian Labor, calls to stand up to Japanese gas companies, and concerns over police powers for child abuse material shape the national agenda.

• Australia politics live: Zali Steggall warns against ‘totalitarian crackdown’ on protesters; Gaza flotilla members arrive back in Australia — The Guardian -
• Victorian Labor’s socialist left stakes claim to Mark Dreyfus’s federal seat of Isaacs in factional tussle — The Guardian -
• Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry — The Guardian -

• Fears for victims as police win greater powers to use child abuse material to snare offenders — The Guardian -
• Could a landmark court decision undermine the right to peacefully protest in NSW? — The Guardian -
• Australia must ‘have the guts’ to stand up to Japanese companies reselling gas for profit, Husic says — The Guardian -
• Victoria considers sentencing changes as premier says community wants ‘consequences’ for ‘brazen behaviour’ — The Guardian -
• High court dismisses former army lawyer David McBride’s application for case to be heard – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Google blocked STI awareness ads as ‘adult content’, Senate estimates hears — The Guardian -
• NSW transport bureaucrat admits being given envelopes of cash at Oporto to artificially inflate invoices — The Guardian -
• Judges prohibit pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House and say protesters risk contempt of court — The Guardian -
• Chris Minns’ chief of staff in constitutional showdown with parliament over 120-year-old law — The Guardian -
• 4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says — The Guardian -
• Former UFC fighter gunned down while out for an evening walk in Sydney — The Guardian -
• Erin Patterson should never be released over mushroom murders, prosecutors tell sentence appeal — The Guardian -

Colombia's President accuses the US of killing citizens in narco-boat attacks, Belgium foils a jihad-inspired drone plot, Russia admits downing an Azerbaijani plane, and convictions in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case are key international and legal developments.

• President Petro accuses US of killing Colombians in attacks on ‘narco-boats’ — The Guardian -
• Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars — New York Times World -
• Belgian PM reported to be among targets of ‘jihad-inspired’ drone plot — The Guardian -

• 10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane — New York Times World -
• South African farm worker describes how women fed to pigs to 'dispose of evidence' — BBC World -
• Another Guilty Verdict After Appeal in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case — New York Times World -
• Police fire rubber bullets as Madagascar protesters reject president's promises — BBC World -
• Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term — BBC World -
• Colombia's president says boat struck by US was carrying Colombians — BBC World -
• 'Business is at a standstill' - Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital — BBC World -
• Thirteen killed as hospital shelled in besieged Sudan city, BBC told — BBC World -
• This Town Doesn’t Like Rearmament. But It’s Ready to Build Tanks. — New York Times World -
• Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal — The Guardian -
• New French PM to be named by Friday as Macron resists pressure to call snap elections — The Guardian -
• Venice opera house staff to strike over hiring of Meloni-linked conductor — The Guardian -
• Madagascar president asks for one year to resolve problems or he will resign — BBC World -
• Parents of fugitive New Zealand dad apologise for 'trouble' caused — BBC World -
• Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug. — New York Times World -
• Why Many Students in Thailand Can’t Let Their Hair Down — New York Times World -
• Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians — New York Times World -
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentinian court sentences man to 10 years for attempted assassination — The Guardian -

Tesla faces a US investigation into its self-driving cars, **HSBC commits £10 billion to Hong Kong, a report warns of a 'job-pocalypse' for Gen Z due to AI, and China restricts exports of vital electronic metals**.

• Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group dismissed — The Guardian -
• Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road — BBC World -
• ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says — BBC World -

• Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says — The Guardian -
• HSBC makes £10bn bet on Hong Kong as ‘super-connector’ for China and west — The Guardian -
• US regulators launch investigation into self-driving Teslas after series of crashes — The Guardian -
• Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash — The Guardian -
• China restricts export of metals vital for making electronics — BBC World -

Mexico implements a plan to save forests from avocado deforestation, Prince William is set to attend the Cop30 climate summit, California aims to phase out ultra-processed school foods, and Indonesia investigates a 'radioactive' shrimp crisis.

• How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work — New York Times World -
• Man charged with starting Palisades fire to remain jailed, federal magistrate says — The Guardian -
• Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil — The Guardian -

• California to become first US state to phase out ultra-processed foods from school meals — The Guardian -
• Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste — The Guardian -
• Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests? — New York Times World -
• ‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone — The Guardian -
• US west coast faults could trigger catastrophic back-to-back earthquakes, study finds — The Guardian -
• Man charged with starting Palisades fire that killed 12 people — The Guardian -
• ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say — The Guardian -

László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in Literature, new research highlights naked mole rats' long-life DNA, the first trailer for a new Game of Thrones prequel is released, and NBA games return to China after a long hiatus.

• Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching — New York Times World -
• Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life — BBC World -
• Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight — The Guardian -

• Former NFL star Mark Sanchez replaced in Fox booth for Sunday’s game after stabbing incident — The Guardian -
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: first trailer for new Game of Thrones prequel — The Guardian -
• NBA games back in China for first time since Hong Kong row — BBC World -
• Amazon’s $40m Melania Trump doc set for January release with ‘exclusive footage’ of ‘critical meetings’ — The Guardian -
• László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025 — The Guardian -
• Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape — The Guardian -
• Kiss’s Gene Simmons admits to being ‘horrible driver’ after California crash — The Guardian -
• Hero dog leads police to Florida woman, 86, who had fallen while walking him — The Guardian -
• Half a million bees killed in Dutch arson attack — BBC World -