Georgia protesters try to storm Tbilisi presidential palace

Phone and internet connections are down nationwide after the Taliban cut fibre-optic connections to prevent “immorality”.

Hamas agreed to release the hostages and to the idea of handing over governing Gaza to Palestinian technocrats, but did not give a clear response to many other elements.

The US president demanded a ceasefire before he met Putin. His change of mind flies in the face of what Europe and Ukraine want.