Gaza ceasefire deal, Palisades Fire arrest and raging Martian winds

Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the U.N. cuts its peacekeeping forces by 25%, the EU’s Von der Leyen's survives two no-confidence motions, the U.S. Supreme Court hears a GOP challenge to mail-in-ballot rules, a man who appealed his conviction in the Pelicot rape case receives a longer jail term, a House Democrat seeks Epstein’s financial records from four top banks, a former Uber driver is arrested in connection to the deadly Palisades Fire, the Taliban restricts access to social media in Afghanistan, a report finds that 60% of top U.K. news sites dropped in Google rankings this year, a study finds that Mars dust devils can reach speeds of up to 99 miles an hour,   Sources: www.verity.news