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Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are being freed by Israel in return for the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Gaza. It's the final exchange of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Attention will now turn to what happens after Saturday when the current first phase of the ceasefire deal expires.

There is frantic diplomatic activity surrounding Ukraine at the moment; Britain's prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump, and on Friday Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy will be a guest at the White House.

In Romania the pro-Russian politician C膬lin Georgescu has been detained by the police and accused of associating with neo-fascists groups. He was a shock victor in the first round of presidential elections last year, but the result was annulled amid accusations of Russian interference.

(Photo: People gather to greet freed Palestinian prisoners in Ramallah, February 27, 2025; Credit: Reuters)