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Trump urges mediators to end war in Gaza

Hamas and Israeli negotiators are set to meet in Egypt for indirect peace talks.

Indirect peace talks between Hamas and Israeli representatives are due to take place in Egypt today. It follows a tentative agreement by Hamas to President Donald Trump's peace plan for the future of the Palestinian territory. We get a view from Egypt.

France's mass rape victim, Gisele Pelicot, is returning to court on Monday to face one of her attackers. One of the 51 men found guilty of raping her at trial last year is appealing against the verdict. Madame Pelicot’s husband, Dominique, who drugged her for years and filmed her abuse, will also be back in court to give evidence. We have a report from our Paris correspondent.

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending National Guard troops from other states to police Portland in Oregon. The judge ruled that the decision to bring in soldiers from California and Texas was a direct contravention of her decision to block the use of the Oregon National Guard.

Presenters: Rob Young and Catherine Byaruhanga

(Photo: Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from Israel. Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters)

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