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DOHA (Reuters) - Hamas agreed to the latest proposal that Israel had made on April 27 and there were no major changes since then, an official briefed on the ceasefire talks said, adding the Qatari mediators had spoken to Hamas about this on Sunday and Monday.

"What happens next depends on Israel to accept or reject Hamas' response. The ball is in Israel's court," the source told Reuters, asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the... (continue reading...)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of the settlements of Soloviove in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and Kotliarivka further north in the Kharkiv region, the defence ministry said on Monday.

Ukraine's military made no mention of either locality in its evening General Staff report. Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Monday that Kotliarivka, located near the town of Kupiansk, was one of several locations to come under... (continue reading...)

By Siddharth Cavale

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. arm of German-owned discount supermarket chain Aldi urged its suppliers on Monday to drive down costs, increase production of items like cheese, bring operations closer to stores, and focus on sustainability to sharpen the chain's competitive edge against rivals.

In its inaugural U.S. supplier summit, Aldi U.S. urged suppliers to ensure on-time and complete product deliveries, while... (continue reading...)

By Pete Schroeder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trio of U.S. financial regulators have resumed work on a long-delayed rule-writing project to make executive compensation plans at financial firms more sensitive to risk.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Housing Finance Agency jointly proposed the rule, which would bar incentive-based plans that do not account for risks or allow pay... (continue reading...)

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - At least 107 migrants including women and children have been freed from captivity in a town in southeast Libya, a security force spokesman said on Monday.

Walid Alorafi, spokesman for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Benghazi, said according to some migrants, they were held in captivity for up to seven months and "they wanted to go to Europe."

The migrants are from a variety of sub-Saharan countries but... (continue reading...)