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Families of hostages not slated for release from …

Ofri Bibas Levy wears a shirt with her brother, sister-in-law and their two children, age 4 and 10 months held captive in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Ofri Bibas Levy has been haunted by nightmares since Oct. 7, when her brother, sister-in-law and their two children, age 4 and 10 months, were snatched by Hamas militants from their homes and dragged into the Gaza Strip. The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas which gets underway Friday will bring relief to dozens of families. But with militants having abducted 240 people, many families will be left to endure the torment. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry …

Palestinians walk through destruction in Gaza City on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and …

Former Palestinian prisoners who were released by the Israeli authorities, pray upon their arrival in the West Bank town of Beitunia, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The release came on the first day of a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during which the Gaza militants have pledged to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

‘We absolutely need to act immediately,’ says UN chief …

Penguins waddle past near the Chilean O'Higgins base in Antarctica, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Ireland’s prime minister condemns anti-immigrant protesters …

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks at the British-Irish Council to condemn the violence in Dublin City Centre on Thursday night, at Dublin Castle, Friday Nov. 24, 2023. (Gráinne Ní Aodha/PA via AP)

Putin’s first prime minister and later his opponent has …

FILE - Former Russian Prime Minister, and one of opposition leaders, Mikhail Kasyanov, center, attends a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2019. Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin's first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.”Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term whose pejorative connotations could undermine the designee's credibility. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

The vital question may linger forever: Did Oscar Pistorius …

Rob Mathews, the Steenkamp family representative, reads the witness impact statement submitted to the parole body looking into the possible release of Oscar Pistorius, outside the Atteridgeville Prison, in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. (AP Photo/ Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted …

General view of the Atteridgeville Prison where Oscar Pistorius is being held, ahead of a parole hearing, in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. (AP Photo/ Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Russian lawmaker disputes report saying he adopted …

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Sergey Mironov, 70, the leader of political party A Just Russia in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 14, 2023. A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin, Mironov has denied media allegations that he adopted a 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian children's home and changed her name in Russia. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based …

Gagged activists hold a placard as persons wearing a mask of French President Emmanuel Macron stand behind putting his hand on their mouth during a protest Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 in Paris. Activists say that France is vetoing a European decision on rape definition based on lack of consent. The large majority of EU member countries already treat violence against women and girls as a crime but the Commission said last year there are gaps in national legislation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked …

FILE - Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval announces the arrest of Ovidio during a press conference in Mexico City, on Jan. 5, 2023. The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according to details released Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 the arrest of suspect Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas this week may have been highly personal for the Mexican army. Sandoval said Pérez Salas had ordered a 2019 attack on an unguarded apartment complex where soldiers’ families lived. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia …

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss", Ukrainian soldiers pass by a volunteer bus burning after a Russian drone hit it near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Shandyba Mykyta, Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" via AP)

Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to …

FILE - A student cries during a flash mob 'A minute of noise for Giulia' for Giulia Cecchettin, allegedly killed at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend, outside the Statale University, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Outrage over violence against women is mounting in Italy, with students leading the way. Young people across the country have taken to pounding on classroom desks in unison to demand an end to the slayings of women by men and to root out corrosive, patriarchal attitudes that have long been a part of Italian society. Opposition lawmakers did the same in parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of …

Icebergs float at Bransfield Straits, South Shetlands, Antarctica, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)