Introduction

Hamas and Israel have reached a deal to release some Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a pause in fighting. We get the details from our reporter in Tel Aviv.

And in Russia, a crack down on journalists following the invasion of Ukraine has caused some to continue their work outside the country.

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