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Our top stories. Russia hit a civilian bus with a drone in Ukraine, reportedly killing nine people.

Hours after delegations from Russia and Ukraine concluded peace talks in Turkey.

The attack happened in the Sumi region.

During the two-hour discussion, Russia voiced a number of things which we deem

unacceptable, said a Ukrainian spokesman, but the two countries agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners

of war. Seasfire talks between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar as the Israeli army

pounded Gaza with deadly strikes. The bombings killed at least 58 people

overnight, bringing the death toll to over 300 since Thursday. Israel began mobilizing more

troops. Hamas's negotiators said that the new round of indirect talks was without preconditions.

Moody's stripped America of its AAA credit rating because of worries about the country's

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