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The Israeli military says eight hostages have been handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza as part of a third release of hostages since a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas began on 19 January.

Agam Berger, a 20-year-old soldier, was freed first in northern Gaza and is now back in Israel.

The Israeli military said seven more hostages have now been handed to the Red Cross in Gaza.

It is thought two of the seven were Israelis 29-year-old Arbel Yehud and 80-year-old Gadi Moses – while the five others were foreign nationals, believed to be Thai.

Israel will later release 110 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons as part of the exchange, according to Hamas.

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Tributes paid to Dolly Parton | BBC News

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Legendary country music singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.

The country icon sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and wrote over 3,000 songs in a career that spanned six decades.

Parton’s style was unapologetically bold, she wowed Glastonbury, starred in well-known films and appealed to all ages.

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Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv | BBC News

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A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes have killed at least 12 people in and around Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv.

Apartment blocks, warehouses and a children’s hospital were hit in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, Romania said one drone crossed into its territory at the northern border with Ukraine triggering an air alert siren.

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Mykhailo Fedorov on Ukrainian elections, Zelensky and thanking Elon Musk | BBC News

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Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who modernised the military and pioneered drone warfare, was fired last month after reportedly falling out with the head of Ukraine’s armed forces.

Now, he wants elections to be held in Ukraine.

BBC Correspondent Dan Johnson sat down with Fedorov to ask about his ambitions.

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Mystery of US spy chief’s secret visit to Moscow | BBC News

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The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency has travelled to Moscow for secret, unnannounced talks, according to multiple sources in the United States

John Ratcliffe is understood to have arrived in the Russian capital. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia. Footage posted on social media showed the C-17 transport plane approaching Moscow’s Vnukovo international airport.

It departed Riga airport at 05:50 GMT and appeared to have landed in the Russian capital at around 07:04 GMT, according to data from FlightRadar24. It returned to Riga shortly before 17:00 GMT.

Footage on social media also purported to show a diplomatic motorcade travelling through Moscow.

Ahead of the trip, the US told Ukraine that a senior delegation would be travelling to Moscow and asked Kyiv to suspend strikes until they had left, a senior Ukrainian official said.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in Washington.

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