WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for president as a Democrat in 2020, as director of national intelligence.

The upper chamber approved the nomination by vote of 52-48, largely along party line. (US-Senate-Intelligence)

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PARIS -- More than 10 people were injured on Wednesday night in a grenade explosion in France's southeastern city of Grenoble, the French daily Le Figaro reported.

The explosion occurred around 8:00 p.m. local time in a bar. Two of the injured were in critical condition, the report said, citing a police source. (France-Explosion-Injured)

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GAZA/CAIRO -- Hamas said Wednesday that contacts are underway with mediators to finalize the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

"Contacts are underway with mediating countries to complete the implementation of the ceasefire agreement," Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a press release. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he discussed ways to bring peace to Ukraine in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"We long talked about opportunities to achieve peace, discussed our readiness to work together at the team level," Zelensky said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. (Ukraine-US-Cooperation) Enditem

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