As Donald Trump declares the Gaza war over while flying to the Middle East, a hostage-prisoner swap is anticipated, with Israel expecting the release of 20 living hostages, while Palestinians search for their dead and international efforts, including a UK-hosted summit, focus on Gaza's recovery.

• Gaza ceasefire live: Israeli hostages due to be released as Trump says ‘war is over’ and flies to Middle East — The Guardian -
• Trump says 'war is over' in Gaza as he flies to Israel for release of hostages — BBC World -
• Trump heads to Middle East for release of hostages – as it happened — The Guardian -

• Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago — New York Times World -
• Trump says ‘war is over’ in Gaza as Israel awaits release of hostages — The Guardian -
• Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation — New York Times World -
• Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be freed from Gaza on Monday morning — The Guardian -
• UK to host international summit on Gaza recovery plan — The Guardian -
• Tony Blair wins nod from Palestinian Authority for role in postwar Gaza — The Guardian -
• Clashes erupt between Hamas forces and armed clan members in Gaza City — BBC World -
• ‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead — The Guardian -
• Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says — New York Times World -
• World Cup Qualifiers Become a Venue for European Protests of Israel — New York Times World -
• Survivor of 7 October Nova festival attack in Israel found dead — The Guardian -
• Thousands attend pro-Palestine rallies across Australia as organisers vow to keep protesting after Gaza ceasefire — The Guardian -
• A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans? — New York Times World -
• Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK — The Guardian -
• Australian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli jail after aid flotilla intercepted en route to Gaza — The Guardian -
• 3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit — New York Times World -
• Israelis praise Trump at huge rally ahead of expected hostage release by Hamas in Gaza — BBC World -
• Israelis praise Trump at huge rally ahead of expected hostage release by Hamas in Gaza — BBC World -
• ‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release — New York Times World -

As a government shutdown looms, the Trump administration considers selling student loan debt and invoking the Insurrection Act, while a deadly South Carolina bar shooting and a nor'easter in New Jersey highlight domestic challenges.

• 'We're in limbo': A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms — BBC World -
• Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says — The Guardian -
• South Carolina bar shooting leaves four people dead and 20 injured, officials say — The Guardian -

• Shooting at crowded South Carolina bar leaves 4 dead — BBC World -
• Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next? — New York Times World -
• New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor’easter approaches — The Guardian -
• Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges — The Guardian -
• Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors — The Guardian -
• Chicagoans optimistic about annual marathon even amid violent Ice activity — The Guardian -
• Trump directs Pentagon to 'use all available funds' to pay troops during shutdown — BBC World -
• Trump directs Pentagon to 'use all available funds' to pay troops during shutdown — BBC World -

China warns the US of retaliation over new tariffs, while Afghanistan and Pakistan face intensifying border violence and Madagascar's president reports an attempted military coup, as Seychelles elects an opposition leader and Cameroon's 92-year-old president seeks another term amidst various global and domestic challenges.

• Overnight Violence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict — New York Times World -
• China accuses US of 'double standards' over tariff threat — BBC World -
• Madagascar presidency says attempt to seize power under way — BBC World -

• Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan — New York Times World -
• Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in tit-for-tat move — BBC World -
• Bangladesh Detains Army Officers Accused of Crimes Under Previous Regime — New York Times World -
• China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat — The Guardian -
• Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border — The Guardian -
• Afghan Taliban says Pakistani troops killed in 'retaliatory' border attacks — BBC World -
• Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way — The Guardian -
• Seychelles' opposition leader wins presidential poll — BBC World -
• Seychelles' opposition leader wins presidential poll — BBC World -
• Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan — New York Times World -
• Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate — New York Times World -
• Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks — New York Times World -
• China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw. — New York Times World -
• Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again? — New York Times World -
• Cameroon’s 92-year-old president set for another term as country goes to polls — The Guardian -
• China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church — New York Times World -
• She Studies the Russian ‘Red Man’ Whose Bloody War Evokes Soviet Tyranny — New York Times World -
• Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals — New York Times World -

UK domestic news highlights a shake-up in government ethics with a jobs watchdog closing, a generational shift in buy-to-let investors towards millennials, and the Green party reaching 100,000 members, alongside economic concerns for small businesses facing a nuclear levy and gambling taxes.

• Generational shift as millennials make up half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up — The Guardian -
• Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid — The Guardian -

• Woman, 53, becomes UK’s longest survivor of heart and lung transplant — The Guardian -
• Jonathan Powell had no role in dropping of China spy case, senior minister says — The Guardian -
• Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader — The Guardian -
• UK to host international summit on Gaza recovery plan — The Guardian -
• Lucy Powell calls on Labour not to ‘write off’ May local elections — The Guardian -
• UK small businesses and charities say nuclear levy could add thousands to bills — The Guardian -
• William Hill owner says it could shut shops if Reeves raises gambling taxes — The Guardian -
• Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email — The Guardian -
• UK ministers take control of £10bn Lower Thames Crossing — The Guardian -
• Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary — The Guardian -
• ‘It would be wonderful’: the team hoping to unearth ‘Cornwall’s Stonehenge’ — The Guardian -
• The story behind the spy stories: show reveals secrets of John le Carré’s craft — The Guardian -
• Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests — The Guardian -
• ‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right — The Guardian -
• Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas — The Guardian -

Tragic deaths of two children in Stafford and a deadly explosives plant blast in Tennessee highlight public safety concerns, while Peru is engulfed by a huge fire, and Mexico experiences heavy floods and landslides, with New Jersey declaring a state of emergency due to an approaching nor'easter.

• Police name girl, 2, and boy, 3, found dead in Stafford home — The Guardian -
• 'In an instant, they were gone' - small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast — BBC World -
• Drone captures huge fire engulfing homes in Peru — BBC World -

• Drone captures huge fire engulfing homes in Peru — BBC World -
• New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor’easter approaches — The Guardian -
• Nuns escape fire at historic Italian monastery — BBC World -
• Watch: Tennessee town comes together to confront tragedy — BBC World -
• Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41 — New York Times World -
• No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast — BBC World -

Global environmental reports indicate the first catastrophic climate tipping point has been reached, with coral reefs facing widespread dieback, while positive developments include China's high ambitions for clean energy and the UK's first hydrogen blending trial for the power grid.

• Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid — The Guardian -
• Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ — The Guardian -
• China’s High Ambitions for Clean Energy — New York Times World -

• Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests — The Guardian -

Digital policy debates include Google's stance against social media bans for children, while Qantas Airways reports a data leak affecting millions, and a Meta AI adviser is criticized for spreading disinformation.

• Australia news live: Thorpe says ‘burn down parliament’ comment was a metaphor; Google says social media ban won’t make children safer — The Guardian -
• Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers — New York Times World -
• Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people — The Guardian -

Cultural shifts are noted with shamans openly using psychedelics in South Africa and a debate over renaming Kruger Park, while Paraguay aims to become South America's Silicon Valley, tributes pour in for Diane Keaton, and Bolivia seeks to reclaim the coca leaf from drug stigma.

• Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America? — BBC World -
• Shamans openly using psychedelic drugs for treatment in South Africa — BBC World -
• 'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton — BBC World -

• 'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton — BBC World -
• A New Book Asks, What Is Canada? — New York Times World -
• Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine — New York Times World -
• European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists — The Guardian -
• South Africa debates changing name of world-famous Kruger park — BBC World -