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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Qatar on an official visit. There he will hold talks with the country's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Massive protests against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have broken out in Israel. More than 80,000 demonstrators in Tel Aviv accused him of being unprepared for a Hamas attack and demanded his resignation, early elections, and the release of hostages.

Israel, the CIA and Qatar should resume negotiations in Europe for the release of hostages held by Hamas.

13 Ukrainian children have been returned to Ukraine, including 7 from the Russian-occupied territories and 6 more under the Bring Kids Back UA action plan, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has said.

Ukraine is looking for mediators to facilitate the return of civilians illegally detained by Russia and hopes for new initiatives from its partners in this regard, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday amid signs of strong demand and slowing inflation in the US.

Hamas refuses to make further compromises on the terms of the ceasefire with Israel, despite ongoing talks in Cairo aimed at halting Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Delegations from Hamas and Israel arrived in Cairo for talks on a ceasefire and a potential prisoner exchange mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

Israel has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt, seizing a key road and striking more than 50 Hamas targets overnight.

The ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Gaza ended without result due to the inflexible positions of both sides after seven months of war.

Israel and Hamas may conclude a ceasefire agreement with the release of hostages after lengthy negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

CIA Director William Burns arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to participate in meetings to mediate a ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza conflict.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Riyadh to discuss efforts to achieve a truce in Gaza, release hostages, and achieve security in the Middle East.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of a new Middle East tour to discuss the crisis, while a Hamas delegation is due to arrive in Egypt for ceasefire talks with Israel.

The Hamas delegation is expected to meet with Qatari and Egyptian mediators to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Ukraine denies holding personal meetings with Russians to discuss the release of Ukrainian children. Qatar is negotiating with Russian representatives, but the Ukrainian side is not present during these meetings.

Despite Western sanctions, russia is likely to obtain British luxury cars through neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, where exports from Britain have increased unprecedentedly.

Qatar agreed to participate in negotiations with Russia on the return of Ukrainian civilians illegally detained by Russia.

A group of Ukrainian children is expected to return home, according to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, after meetings in Qatar. Details will not be disclosed until their safe return to Ukraine.

Ukraine handed over to Qatar a list of 561 Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia. In addition, they discussed the return of so-called "status" children: orphans and children deprived of parental care.

Russia has falsely claimed to have held face-to-face talks with Ukraine on the exchange of forcibly deported Ukrainian children. Moscow officials have not said how the Ukrainian children ended up in Russian hands.

National security advisors and senior officials from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar, this weekend to discuss plans for a summit on Ukraine's conditions for resolving its conflict with Russia.

16 Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia were released and reunited with their families thanks to Qatar's assistance.

Russia may try to manipulate the U. S. State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report on Ukraine to discredit Ukraine, so the world must be prepared to resist Russia's information attacks, warns Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

Qatar acts as an intermediary in the return of Ukrainian children and negotiations with Russia, said Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, and emphasized that there have been no direct talks with Moscow.

Russia and Ukraine held talks with the mediation of Qatar, agreeing to transfer 29 children to Ukraine and 19 to Russia. So far, there have been no official comments from the Ukrainian authorities on the negotiations with Russia on the return of the children.

16-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Anna Lashchevska won a gold medal in the balance beam at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Doha, Qatar.

Heavy rains caused localized flooding, disrupting the operation of Dubai Airport, the busiest airport for international flights. Due to the bad weather, schools were temporarily closed in Dubai, and workers were transferred to remote work. An orange alert was issued throughout the UAE.

Biden called on Egyptian and Qatari leaders to put pressure on Hamas to reach an agreement with Israel on a hostage exchange and a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, suggested that South Africa could become an important mediator in bringing all Ukrainians home.