US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel on Sunday as mediators seek to cement a Gaza ceasefire deal, even as attacks on Gaza intensified. Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the war broke out, Blinken is expected to meet Israeli leaders before truce talks resume this week in Cairo. US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have said negotiations to clinch a ceasefire in the more than 10-month-old war were making progress, and US President Joe Biden said "we are closer than we have ever been" to bringing a halt to hostilities.

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Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow's supply routes as Kyiv's unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week. Russia meanwhile ramped up pressure in east Ukraine, claiming to capture another village near Pokrovsk. On Friday, Ukraine announced it had destroyed a separate bridge in the neighboring town of Glushkovo. Kyiv has now launched the biggest attack by a foreign enemy on Russian soil since World War II as Ukraine tries to force Russia into peace talks.

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Hurricane Ernesto lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving much of the British territory without power before continuing on its path toward eastern Canada. The Category 1 hurricane was "inching away from Bermuda", moving northeast of Newfoundland in eastern Canada by tonight, the NHC said. It warned that dangerous beach conditions are expected along the US East Coast through next week.

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Friday's answer: China and the Washington D.C. Zoo agreed to a 10-year lease of two pandas, which will run through April 2034. The zoo will pay the Chinese government $1 million a year to display the pandas.