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Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli American national, was released following pressure from President Trump, who is set to travel to the region.

In his first audience with journalists as the pontiff, Leo renewed pleas for a more peaceful world. He also spoke to Ukraine’s president on Monday.

Damage was caused to the entrance of a property belonging to the prime minister in Kentish Town, but nobody was hurt, the police said.

On Monday, Hamas released the American Israeli citizen, who was serving in the Israeli army when he was captured on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

European leaders threatened new sanctions unless Moscow accepted a cease-fire right away. President Trump seemed to endorse the idea of a meeting between Ukraine’s and Russia’s presidents, and said he might take part.

Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is visiting Beijing this week, and China’s Xi Jinping will also meet top officials from other Latin American and Caribbean nations to emphasize their ties.