Israel has received the bodies of four hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attacks, as pressure grows on the group to locate the remaining victims as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

The niece of a Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier has met with the UK's Defence Secretary to fight for the accused man's extradition.

A freed Palestinian prisoner, one of about 1,700 detainees from Gaza who had been held by Israel without charge, has described scenes of systematic torture, humiliation and death inside Israeli detention.

A military colonel in Madagascar has announced that the armed forces are taking control of the country.

France's reappointed prime minister has offered to suspend controversial reforms to the country's pension system, days after returning to the top role.

Police in Belgium fired tear gas as they tried to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators protesting against Prime Minister Bart de Wever's proposed austerity plans.

The families of 24 dead hostages are still waiting to have their bodies returned from Gaza.

Two things can be true at the same time - an adage so apt for the past day. 

One of the most high-profile and influential Palestinian politicians has told Sky News that Donald Trump is now "calling the shots" for Israel - and warned it "doesn't make sense" to have a Western-led government ruling Gaza or the return of a "British mandate" under Sir Tony Blair.

It has been an extraordinary day of enormous emotion and high drama but, for all that, we have only witnessed the first phase of the Trump peace plan - and in many ways that is the easy bit.