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Egyptian security sources say both Israel and Hamas are open to a renewed ceasefire and hostage release deal. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic claims election victory. Humanitarian crisis worsens in Sudan as fighting between the army and the RSF escalates in Wad Madani.

Israel says it will continue fighting in the Gaza Strip despite international calls for a ceasefire. European Union leaders agree to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova for their accession. Beijing braces for a temperature plunge after being hit by heavy snow for two days.

Hamas says it is ready for talks with Israel for another ceasefire in Gaza. Incumbent Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to secure his 3rd presidential term. The U.S. Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high.

The COP28 climate conference agrees on a deal calling on all countries to transition away from fossil fuels. The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution to urge an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. UK lawmakers vote in favor of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda immigration bill.

The Chinese president begins his state visit to Vietnam. Israel's defense minister says Israel has no intention of staying permanently in Gaza. Divisions remain at the COP28 climate conference over a draft that excludes the phasing out of fossil fuels.

Hamas says Israel will not be able to recover any of its hostages unless it engages in talks over conditional swap deals. Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin his state visit to Vietnam. Javier Milei is sworn in as the new Argentine president.

The 24th China-EU Summit wraps up with positive results. Fierce clashes between Israel and Hamas are reported in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. A preliminary investigation has established the motive of a recent shooting in Las Vegas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces have encircled the house of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The UN Secretary General invokes Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time in decades to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. A team of 200 international scientists release a report saying many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer, as carbon pollution heats the planet.

Gaza endures the most intense day of fighting, as Israeli troops operate in the heart of Khan Younis in the southern part of the strip. Flooding and landslides in Tanzania claim 65 lives. Italian healthcare workers walk off the job in protest over the government's proposed new budget.

Explosions hit Gaza's main southern city, Khan Younis, as Israel expands its offensive, calls for more evacuations. Leaders discuss green finance and renewable energy as the COP 28 climate conference continues. China and the European Union prepare for their 24th summit in Beijing this week.

Israel says its campaign against Hamas will continue with "full force", as its ground offensive expands to southern Gaza. Chinese President Xi Jinping says Shanghai should deepen reform and opening up from a higher starting point during an inspection tour to the city. And a knife and hammer attack has killed one person and injured two others in central Paris.

The Israeli military says fighting in Gaza has resumed, claiming Hamas violated the ceasefire agreement. The UN climate change conference has operationalized a fund to help vulnerable countries struggling with climate change. Two people are dead and ten wounded following missile attacks in the Donetsk region.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce by one more day. Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. Surveys indicate that 80% of the Maldives' islands will be underwater by 2050.

The international community is looking forward to another extension to the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with the UN chief to discuss solutions to the Gaza crisis. Moscow responds after NATO called on its member states to continue support for Ukraine in the lingering conflict.

Israel and Hamas have extended their temporary ceasefire for another two days. Experts are speaking highly of the first China International Supply Chain Expo. The suspect involved in last week’s shooting of three Palestinian students near a university in the U.S. has pleaded not guilty.

The four-day truce between Israel and Hamas is coming to an end. China is calling for joint efforts to restart negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement in East Asia. Regional tensions over water are high in Spain due to heat waves and droughts.

A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas begins Friday with the release of some Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. At least 60 people are killed and thousands displaced across Kenya from heavy rain and floods spawned by El Nino. China honors the remains of martyrs who fought in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with a ceremony in Shenyang.

Israel says no Gaza hostage release will start before Friday. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO just days after being fired. China and Uruguay upgrade bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Israel approves a ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of some hostages seized by Hamas. BRICS leaders hold a virtual summit on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Tensions are running high on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea has put a military satellite into orbit and pledged to launch several more.

Hamas says it is close to reaching a truce with Israel. China's ambassador to the UN calls on the Security Council to address the root causes of the world's conflicts. Air China resumes flights between Beijing and Washington.

The Israeli army continues its operation in the Gaza Strip, pushing into the southern part of the enclave. The Uruguayan President arrives in Beijing for a state visit. Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential runoff election.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held bilateral meetings with leaders of several countries on the sidelines of the APEC meetings.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have held their first face-to-face meeting in a year in San Francisco. They pledged joint efforts in getting strained bilateral ties back on track.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is in San Francisco to meet his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden and attend the APEC meetings. Hamas has denied the allegations of using its biggest hospital to operate command centers. The African Development Bank has pledged 782 million euros for earthquake recovery in Morocco.

China says the upcoming China-U.S. summit in San Francisco will focus on fundamental issues shaping bilateral ties. The Israeli army says it has found signs of hostages in the basement of a hospital in Gaza. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has become the country's new foreign secretary.