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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the ceasefire in Gaza is holding "better than expected." Vance is in Israel to shore up the ceasefire following a burst of violence and questions over the plan for long-term peace.

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NATO F-35 jets took off from Volkel airbase in the Netherlands as part of a NATO nuclear exercise. The exercise is taking place amid heightened security around military facilities in Europe due to a series of drone incidents.

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy departed his Paris residence to begin serving a five-year prison sentence. Sarkozy, convicted on corruption charges, left under tight security as dozens of sympathizers gathered outside.

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And "Nobody’s Girl" a memoir by the late Virginia Giuffre, one of the accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffery Epstein, is now in bookstores. Giuffre accused Andrew of sexually abusing her on multiple occasions when she was under 18. She was a victim of sexual trafficking by convicted sex offender, Epstein.