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Aussie top-two de Minaur and Popyrin set for Dubai duel

Aussie top-two de Minaur and Popyrin set for Dubai duel

Alex de Minaur is set to face Alexei Popyrin in a second-round battle between Australia's top-two tennis men at the Dubai Championships.

Israel postpones prisoner release over Hamas ceremonies

Israel postpones prisoner release over Hamas ceremonies

Israel postpones prisoner release over Hamas ceremonies

Israel postpones prisoner release over Hamas ceremonies

Israel is delaying the release of 620 Palestinians until it is assured Hamas will hand over hostages in Gaza "without humiliating ceremonies".

Hamas frees Israeli hostages in Gaza as body identified

Hamas frees Israeli hostages in Gaza as body identified

Hamas frees Israeli hostages in Gaza as body identified

Hamas frees Israeli hostages in Gaza as body identified

Hamas has freed five more Israeli hostages in Gaza as a body released by the militant group hours earlier is confirmed to be that of Israeli mother Shiri Bibas.

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Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas: Netanyahu

Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas: Netanyahu

Israel is demanding Hamas hand over the body of a mother who was held captive in Gaza, saying the remains the military received don't belong to her.

De Minaur falls to Rublev after his greatest fight

De Minaur falls to Rublev after his greatest fight

Alex de Minaur has produced such amazing defiance, saving seven match points, that Andrey Rublev felt like punching him before winning their Qatar Open epic.

Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages

Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages

Hamas has handed over the bodies of Israeli hostages for the first time as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

De Minaur fights into Qatar quarters but O'Connell out

De Minaur fights into Qatar quarters but O'Connell out

National No.1 Alex de Minaur has battled his way into the last eight in the Qatar Open but Aussie qualifier Chris O'Connell's run has come to a brutal end.

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Hamas will free six hostages and hand over bodies

Hamas will free six hostages and hand over bodies

Hamas will free six hostages and hand over bodies

Hamas will free six hostages and hand over bodies

In a surprise announcement, a top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages and the bodies of four more.

Israel will leave troops in Lebanon after deadline

Israel will leave troops in Lebanon after deadline

Israel will leave troops in Lebanon after deadline

Israel will leave troops in Lebanon after deadline

Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a deadline for them to withdraw.

Russian, US officials to hold talks on Ukraine war

Russian, US officials to hold talks on Ukraine war

Russian, US officials to hold talks on Ukraine war

Russian, US officials to hold talks on Ukraine war

The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.

Moving Gazans out is 'only viable plan': Netanyahu

Moving Gazans out is 'only viable plan': Netanyahu

Moving Gazans out is 'only viable plan': Netanyahu

Moving Gazans out is 'only viable plan': Netanyahu

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu declares he and President Donald Trump have a “common strategy” for Gaza, including transferring Palestinians out of the enclave.

Aussie Picklum pipped in Abu Dhabi surfing final

Aussie Picklum pipped in Abu Dhabi surfing final

Aussie Picklum pipped in Abu Dhabi surfing final

Aussie Picklum pipped in Abu Dhabi surfing final

Australian Molly Picklum tested world champ Caitlin Simmers all the way in the Abu Dhabi World Surf League final but had to settle for the runner's up spot.

De Minaur out to go one better against Alcaraz in Doha

De Minaur out to go one better against Alcaraz in Doha

De Minaur out to go one better against Alcaraz in Doha

De Minaur out to go one better against Alcaraz in Doha

Alex de Minaur has been seeded to meet Carlos Alcaraz in another ATP 500 final at the Qatar Open following their recent showdown at the Rotterdam Open.

Star Aussie surfers still alive in wave pool showdown

Star Aussie surfers still alive in wave pool showdown

Star Aussie surfers still alive in wave pool showdown

Star Aussie surfers still alive in wave pool showdown

Molly Picklum is safely through to the quarter-finals of the World Surf League's wave pool event in Abu Dhabi, joined by Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson.

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Hauser opens world triathlon series charge with silver

Australian Olympian Matt Hauser has been edged into second spot in the season-opening world triathlon championship series event in Abu Dhabi.

Young Socceroos power into U20 Asian Cup quarter-finals

Australia's teenage soccer men have beaten Qatar 3-1 to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Under-20 Asian Cup in China.

Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed

Israel is freeing 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees after the release of three Israelis held hostage by Hamas as the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal holds.

Aussie men start Abu Dhabi wave pool event with a bang

Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing are early heat winners with competition getting underway in the World Surf League's first wave pool event in Abu Dhabi.

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Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages as planned

Hamas says it intends to release three Israeli hostages as scheduled following mediation talks in Egypt.

Egypt, Qatar intensify efforts to save Gaza ceasefire

Egypt's president and Jordan's king have called for the "immediate" start of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip "without displacing the Palestinian people".

Israel calls up reservists as Gaza ceasefire fears rise

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns "intense fighting" will resume in Gaza if Hamas does not return hostages by noon on Saturday.

Ceasefire should be cancelled over Hamas delay:Trump

The US president Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on Hamas after the militant group said it was delaying the release of hostages.

Egypt calls Arab summit over Trump's Gaza plan

Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on February 27 to discuss President Donald Trump's "dangerous" idea to resettle Palestinians from Gaza.

Gaza ceasefire averted famine but threat remains: UN

The United Nations humanitarian chief says famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire.

Israeli forces start withdrawing from key Gaza corridor

Israeli forces are withdrawing from the Netzarim corridor, a strip of land that bisects northern Gaza from the south, as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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