Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war’s anniversary

CAIRO (AP) — Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The second day of indirect negotiations at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is focused on a plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week that aims to bring about an end to the war. A senior Egyptian official involved in the ceasefire talks said Hamas has demanded guarantees that Israel won’t return to war after the release of the remaining 48 hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive.

Syrian government declares ceasefire after clashes with Kurdish fighters

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after clashes between security forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo. On Tuesday, Murhaf Abu Qasra said he met with Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, to agree on a ceasefire across northern Syria. The violence erupted as tensions rose between Damascus and Kurdish authorities. Syrian state media reported that the SDF targeted checkpoints, causing casualties. The SDF denied the attacks, blaming government aggression. The ceasefire aims to ease tensions as both sides navigate a complex political landscape.

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enables the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by MRI machines and lays the groundwork for better cellphones and faster computers. The work by John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis was honored Tuesday. The three work at American universities. They took the seeming contradictions of the subatomic world and applied them in the more traditional physics of digital devices. The results of their findings are just starting to appear in advanced technology and could pave the way for the development of supercharged computing.

A mayor-elect in Germany is found with serious stab wounds

BERLIN (AP) — The newly elected mayor of a town in western Germany has been found with serious stab wounds. Investigators say there is no evidence of a political motive and that they suspect a family connection to Tuesday’s attack. Iris Stalzer was elected mayor of Herdecke on Sept. 28. She is a member of the center-left Social Democrats, the junior party in Germany’s conservative-led national government. Investigators said Stalzer was found at her home with life-threatening wounds shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday and she was taken to a hospital by helicopter. A senior official with her party said she was stabbed.