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Israel receives body Hamas says belongs to Gaza hostage 2 hours agoShareSaveDavid GrittenJerusalemShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesEfforts are continuing to find the bodies of the hostages that are still in GazaIsrael has received, through the Red Cross, a coffin that Hamas says contains the body of another deceased hostage held in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops had taken the coffin from Gaza back to Israel, where forensic tests would be used to identify the remains.
If they are confirmed as belonging to a hostage, Hamas will have returned 16 of the 28 dead Israelis and foreigners it was holding before the start of a ceasefire two weeks ago.
The latest handover came after the Israeli government said it had allowed a member of Hamas into territory inside Gaza controlled by the IDF to help Red Cross and Egyptian personnel search for the remaining dead hostages.
Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey because..

Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza2 hours agoShareSaveAndré Rhoden-Paul and Frank Gardner,Security correspondent , Jerusalem ShareSaveEPA/ShutterstockEgyptian equipment crosses into the Gaza StripTeams from Egypt and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been allowed to search for bodies of deceased hostages taken during the 7 October attacks, Israeli authorities have confirmed.
The Israeli government said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called “yellow line” in the area controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
Separately on Sunday, Israeli media reported that Hamas members had also been allowed to enter the IDF-controlled area of Gaza to aid the search, alongside the ICRC teams.
Hamas has transferred 15 out of 28 deceased Israeli hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal, which requires it to hand over all hostage bodies. The group said it is now coordinating with Egyptian authorities.
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Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris9 hours agoShareSaveJake LaphamShareSaveWatch: Two people leave Louvre in lift mounted to vehicleTwo suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum, French media say.
The Paris prosecutor's office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world's most-visited museum last Sunday, when four thieves wielding power tools broke into the building in broad daylight.
France's justice minister has conceded security protocols “failed”, leaving the country with a “terrible image”.
The Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement that the arrests had been made on Saturday evening, without specifying how many people had been taken into custody.
One of the suspects was preparing to travel to Algeria, police sources have told French media, while ..

Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods in response to Reagan advert11 minutes agoShareSaveMax MatzaShareSaveGetty ImagesTrump posted about the tariff increase while flying to Malaysia on SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has said he is increasing tariffs on goods imported from Canada after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan.
In a post on social media on Saturday, Trump called the advert a “fraud” and lashed out at Canadian officials for not removing it ahead of the World Series baseball championship.
“Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now,” he wrote.
After Trump on Thursday withdrew from trade talks with Canada, the Ontario premier said he would take down the advert.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that he would pause his province's anti-tariff advertisement campaign in the US, telling re..

Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses59 minutes agoShareSaveShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesThe visit includes a much-awaited meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump is arriving in Asia for a whirlwind week of diplomacy, which includes a much-anticipated meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
Top of the agenda between the two will be trade – an area where tensions between the world's two biggest economies have once again been ramping up.
Trump lands in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, as a summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, begins on Sunday. He will then visit Japan and finally South Korea, where the White House says he will meet Xi.
So what are the wins Trump and other leaders are hoping for, and what are the pitfalls?
Our correspondents explain what you should know about the week ahead.
For Trump, China is the key By Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent
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Chinese drug kingpin captured after audacious escape from house arrest31 minutes agoShareSaveWill GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentShareSaveSeretary Omar Harfuch of Mexico's Security and Citizen ProtectionIn a late-night communique on Thursday, the Cuban Government said that it had extradited a Chinese citizen, Zhi Dong Zhang, to the authorities in Mexico. Hours later, Mexico's security chief then confirmed his subsequent extradition to the United States on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
It brought to an abrupt end a months-long, audacious escape attempt by one of the world's most wanted fugitives.
Known by various aliases including Brother Wang, Pancho and HeHe, Zhi Dong Zhang is accused by the US Justice Department of masterminding a vast international ring of fentanyl trafficking and money laundering covering numerous nations but particularly China, Mexico and the US.
The list of charges against Mr Zhang is long but in essence US pros..