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Thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza

Displaced Palestinians have begun returning to northern Gaza, after Hamas agreed to hand over three further Israeli hostages.

An announcement by Hamas that they will release three more Israeli hostages appears to have got the Gaza ceasefire deal back on track, with tens of thousands of Palestinians now moving to return to their homes in the north of the territory.

M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have gained control over the key city of Goma in the east of the country. Gunfire was being heard across the city as the Rwanda-backed group had been asked by the UN to end the fighting.

The US president Donald Trump has been rowing with Latin American nations about immigration. After Colombia refused to accept military flights returning migrants the president threatened massive sanctions, the threat has now been rescinded.

The British foreign secretary David Lammy says that his government will launch a diplomatic initiative which aims to end Sudan's 21-month civil war.

And on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we'll hear from the relative of holocaust survivor.

(Photo: Displaced Palestinians wait to be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza, January 27, 2025; Credit: Reuters)

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