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Israel scaled back its military operations in Gaza on Saturday after Donald Trump called for an end to airstrikes,

saying Hamas was prepared to release hostages under his proposed peace plan.

Local authorities said at least 21 people were killed that day despite the slowdown.

Pro-Palestinian protest took place across Europe on Saturday,

with tens of thousands marching in Barcelona.

Takaiichi Sunae won the contest to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party,

replacing Ishiba Shiguru, who stepped down in September.

Ms. Takaiichi, a nationalist security hawk,

defeated Koizumi Shinjiro, the agricultural minister in a runoff. She is said to be appointed

as the country's prime minister after a parliamentary vote on October 15th. She would become

the country's first female one. Russian drone strikes hit a passenger train in Ukraine's northern Sumi region,

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