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All eyes are on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Thursday announced that he would not submit the agreement in principle for a ceasefire in Gaza until the negotiators in Doha resolve last-minute discrepancies. Despite this setback, the deal represents the most hopeful step toward a possible end to a war that has claimed more than 46,700 lives in Gaza.

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In other news, we continued to follow the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which have scorched nearly 40,000 acres and damaged or destroyed at least 11,000 structures — including numerous homes on the city's iconic Sunset Boulevard. 

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We also spoke with Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic, interviewed the Palestinian filmmakers behind From Ground Zero, which has been shortlisted for an Oscar, and traveled to Myanmar to meet with the young soldiers who left their lives behind to find against the country's military junta. 

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We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

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Trump’s return to power, the hostage crisis, military deaths and weariness in the street are driving an agreement that Netanyahu had blocked on numerous occasions, and which his Cabinet still has to approve

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The fires have scorched more than 60 square miles of the Californian city area and have damaged or destroyed at least 11,000 structures

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The U.S. president-elect’s interest has stirred a mix of fear and mistrust among Greenland’s inhabitants, while reigniting the long-standing debate over independence. In the capital city of Nuuk, it has become the talk of the town

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The president says she has not been invited to the inauguration and sources consider it unlikely that she will travel to Washington, while doubts prevail over Mexico’s strategy to contain the Republican’s attacks

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The CEO of ‘The Atlantic’ — one of the most influential media outlets in the United States — runs non-stop. Not only in his professional career, but also in his sporting career

Young soldiers, professors and doctors are organizing at the Loikaw front, near the Thailand border, to win land from the junta that has governed the country since the 2021 coup, and to protect civilians

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The appeal of the boy wizard shows no sign of subsiding: in addition to a cooking show hosted by the Weasley twins, Warner is also planning to recreate the saga in a seven-season TV series

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The director, who has been exiled in Germany since May, releases ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ a portrayal of the Women, Life Freedom movement in Iran and how dictatorships are sustained by middle management

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