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Anthony Blincken, America's Secretary of State said that Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, accepted a bridging proposal that would lead to a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

Mr Blinkin called on Hamas to do the same.

Earlier, Hamas said that the proposal was too close to Israel's position.

Mr. Blinkin, who is in Tel Aviv, described this week's talks between Israel and Hamas as, quote,

probably the best and may be the last chance to agree on a deal.

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, the world's biggest chain of convenience stores said it received a takeover proposal from

Alimentacchion Kushtard, a Canadian rival.

Seven and I Holdings said a special committee was analyzing the non-binding offer.

If it agrees to the sale, it would be the largest ever foreign buyout of a Japanese company.

Its shares rallied, sending its market capitalisation to $39 billion.

Volodimer Zulensky, Ukraine's president, said that his country's armed forces are achieving

their objectives of their incursion into Russia.

Russia claimed that Ukraine damaged a third bridge on the river Sem.

Ukraine said it had destroyed two others in an effort to cut Russian supply lines.

Russian media reported that some 121,000 people have been evacuated from the region's nine border districts.

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