The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in Hamas militants released three male hostages being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday while Israel released Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as part of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting in the Palestinian enclave.
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government.
The Taliban are taking over the operations of Afghanistan's only luxury hotel, more than a decade after launching a deadly assault on it.
An Italian appeals court has refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond European Union borders. The U. Turkey's defense ministry says five military academy graduates and three of their immediate superiors have been dismissed from the armed forces for taking a pro-secular oath during their graduation ceremony. Three Greek opposition parties say they are planning to challenge the conservative government with a censure motion over its handling of a rail disaster that killed 57 people.
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.
