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Our top stories. from The prisoner swap with each side releasing 115 soldiers.

The United Arab Emirates broke at the exchange,

the seventh since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022. Ukraine is thought to have released men captured during its daring incursion into Russia's

Cursk region, now in its third week, in a speech to mark Ukraine's Independence Day.

Volodeme Zulensky, the president, called the raid, quote, a boomerang for evil,

and vowed to keep attacking targets inside Russia. To that end Ukraine claimed to strike an

ammunition depot in Voronesh, another Russian border region.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 50 people in Gaza according to Palestinian officials

with intense shelling in the area around Han Yunus, a sudden city.

Meanwhile talks about a potential ceasefire are continuing in Cairo, Egypt's capital.

American officials have said a deal is, quote, in sight sight but Hamas reportedly rejects Israel's demands to maintain

two corridors for its forces inside Gaza.

Isheba Shigaru, a former defense minister, joined the race to succeed

Kishida Fumio as Japan's prime minister.

Mr. Kishida said he would step down as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month.

The contest to replace him is unusually open, though Mr Isheba is thought to be popular with the public.

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