Morning brief: Israel reaches deal with Hamas; India to host G20 virtual summit, and more
Morning brief
In the biggest de-escalatory move since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, the Israeli govt and Hamas reached an agreement to release at least 50 hostages held by Hamas in exchange fora multi-day ceasefire. Meanwhile, New Delhi is all set to host a virtual G20 Summit on Wednesdayamid the ongoingIsrael-Hamas war. Delhi has asserted its commitment to its support for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine while condemning all forms of terrorism.
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Israel okays deal with Hamas to release hostages in Gaza
In a major move to de-escalate the ongoing situation in the West Bank, the Israeli government, early on Wednesday (Nov 22), approved an agreement to free roughly 50 hostages who were abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Palestinian militant group Hamas' onslaught on October 7, in exchange for the release of imprisoned Palestinian women and minors.
G20 virtual summit LIVE: India's PM Modi to preside over crucial meet amid Israel-Hamas war
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over a virtual G20 summit on Wednesday (Nov 22). US President Joe Bidenand Chinese leader Xi Jinping will skip the event. At WION, we aretracking the summit LIVE on our website.
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Russia has deployed a new Yars intercontinental ballistic missile at its Kozelsk base in the Kaluga region, Russian media quoted the defence ministry as saying on Wednesday (Nov 22).
Japan not sure if North Korea successfully put military spy satellite into orbit
Japan's J-Alert warning system was triggered by aNorth Korean missile launchin the country's southwestern Okinawa prefecture late on Tuesday (Nov 21).But Japan is not sure whether North Korea has successfully managed to put a military spy satellite into orbit as claimed by Pyongyang.
US forces attack Iraqi air-base, kill Iran-backed forces
A United States warplane on Tuesday (Nov 21) attacked an air base west of Baghdad and killed several Iran-backed militiamen, the Pentagon said.