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1. European countries push back against U.S.-Russia peace plan for Ukraine

   

2. Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza continue into Thursday, with 32 killed in past 24 hours

   

   Israeli airstrikes killed five people and wounded 18 others in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, after Hamas and Israel accused each other of violating an increasingly fragile six-week-old truce.

3. She lost 5 children during the war in Gaza — now she’s raising 36 grandkids in a tent

   

   Reda Aliwa, 60, is caring for her 36 grandchildren in Gaza City after five of her own children were killed this September. Statistics suggest there are some 40,000 children in Gaza who’ve lost one or more parents, resulting in what one Palestinian organization has called “the largest orphan crisis in modern history.”

4. Why the U.S. Justice Department and Congress may battle over redaction of Epstein files

   

   When it comes to the Epstein files, there are solid reasons to withold certain information from the public, experts say. However, there are also grey areas that could cause disputes between lawmakers and the U.S. Department of Justice, and which could frustrate those seeking as much information as possible about the case.

5. Europe, Ukraine must be involved in U.S.-Russia peace plan circulating, European diplomats say

   

   Ukraine and Europe must be consulted on any efforts to end Russia's invasion of its neighbour, top European diplomats said Thursday, as reports circulated about a U.S.-Russian proposal to end the war at a time when corruption allegations have rattled Ukraine's government.