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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, wrote a personal warm welcome message to the living hostages who were freed Monday after spending over two years in Hamas captivity. “In the name of God, the people of Israel! We love you! We stand with you, and we are with you. Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu,” the note, written in Hebrew, read. The kits included clothing, a laptop computer, a cellphone, and a tablet. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara added a personal message for the returning hostages to the welcome kits prepared for them by the Prime…

At least 27 people are dead after intense street fighting broke out between Hamas terrorists and armed clan members within Gaza City. The bloodshed began Saturday near the city’s Jordanian Hospital, when Hamas security forces exchanged gunfire with members of the Dughmush family — one of Gaza’s most powerful clans, long at odds with Hamas, the BBC reported. An armed member of Hamas directs traffic as displaced people return to Gaza City on Oct. 12, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Residents described chaos in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood as hundreds of Hamas fighters advanced on a residential block defended…

President Trump declared “the war is over,” aboard Air Force One as he headed to Israel on Sunday night — predicting that the cease-fire deal he hammered through could end the centuries-long Middle East conflict. “The war is over,” he told reporters on Air Force One Sunday en route to Israel. “I think people are going to behave. Everybody knows their place. It’s going to be great for everybody,” he said. “I think people are tired of it,” he added. “It’s been centuries, OK, not just recent. It’s been centuries. I think people are tired of it. Yeah, the ceasefire…

A flock of cloistered nuns escaped their nearly 400-year-old Italian monastery after a devastating fire broke out late Saturday evening, swallowing up troves of priceless artifacts. The 21 nuns living on site escaped while the blaze raged through the Bernaga Monastery in La Valletta Brianza, a commune just outside of Milan. Twenty-one nuns fled their historic monastery in Italy after a fire broke out Saturday night. Vigili del Fuoco Nineteen of the nuns were relocated to another religious facility for temporary housing. Two others were hospitalized for unspecified injuries, Italian politician Massimo Sertori, the current councilor of the region where…

LONDON — The Jets got beat up Sunday, and now, one of their best players may miss time. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson injured his knee in Sunday’s game and will undergo testing to see how serious it is. Wilson was in and out of Sunday’s 13-11 loss to the Broncos. The Jets threw the ball to him on their final third down, but it was knocked out of his hands near the Jets sideline. He then walked off and was not in the game on the final offensive snap for the Jets. “I’m going to find out here soon and…

An intense primetime battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions didn’t end after the final whistle Sunday night as the bad blood spilled over post-game.A heated scuffle broke out in the final seconds of a 30-17 Chiefs win after an altercation between Patrick Mahomes and Lions safety Brian Branch. Mahomes looked to shake hands with Branch, but the safety ignored his attempt, prompting his wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to come to his defense.Branch, taking exception to the wideout’s interference, knocked Smith-Schuster down with a punch before the veteran jumped to his feet and charged at Branch. The two…

As a TV host, I have to know what is going on in the world. The newspaper is part of my morning ritual. My laptop sits next to my cereal or eggs or whatever it is I’m eating that morning, Reading helps me prepare my questions and comments for my guests. I could also watch TV news or listen to any of many podcasts, but I prefer to read something that has had some level of curation and that allows me to take in as much or as little as I need. Events and facts in the news inform the…

Wild video shows a Texas airport worker losing control of a refuelling hose, causing a chaotic spill of the highly flammable liquid around a plane on the tarmac, according to footage and authorities. The disastrous spill occurred on Saturday while the staffer refuelling an American Eagle aircraft parked at a gate in Terminal E of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, American Airlines confirmed in a statement to The Post. Video posted to social media captured a ground worker appearing to lose their grip on the refuelling hose, causing fuel to uncontrollably spray out of the nozzle as it viciously snaked underneath the…

The Nets come back from China with three-quarters of the preseason done and more work to do fine-tuning their offense and finding their rotations. The rookie-laden Nets improved to 2-1 after beating the Suns 111-109 in Macao on Sunday. Most of the starting lineup seems set, though coach Jordi Fernández could have calls at point guard and the tail end of his rotation yet to make with just one more tuneup left Friday at Toronto. But he at least has a little more film to go on now, after Sunday’s spirited rally.

An Indian student has become the first known national from his country to be detained in the Ukraine War after he was allegedly strong-armed into fighting for Russia to dodge a prison sentence, according to reports. Sahil Majothi, a 22-year-old from Gujarat, was captured by Ukrainian forces and featured in a viral video posted to Facebook this week by Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade, where he claimed he joined the Russian army in exchange for freedom after he was allegedly framed in a drug case last April, his mother told BBC News. Sahil Majothi was featured in a viral video posted…