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00:00Displaced Palestinians in Gaza begin their return home after Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into effect.
00:11Pro-Palestine rallies take place in capitals across Europe as the clock ticks down to the start of the Gaza ceasefire.
00:22Protesters in Kiev demand more information from the Ukrainian government about the location of their missing loved ones.
00:31Thousands of National Guards are deployed to Washington, D.C. ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
00:41Thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip began their return home on Sunday following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
00:50Dozens of people took to the streets in the southern city of Han Yunis to celebrate even before the agreement came into effect.
00:57The long-awaited ceasefire finally began on Sunday morning after Hamas released the names of the three female hostages the group was preparing to release to Israeli officials.
01:08It ushers in an initial six-week period of calm that potentially brings the 15-month conflict to an end.
01:15Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike reportedly killed at least 19 people in the Gaza Strip.
01:21According to local officials in Han Yunis, the airstrike came two hours before the ceasefire began.
01:27Across the border, around 95 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Rafah crossing before being allowed into the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
01:36The crossing at Rafah, Gaza's main gateway to the outside world, has been closed since the Israeli army took over the area last May.
01:45There have been rallies in major European capitals in support of the Gaza ceasefire which comes into effect on Sunday morning.
01:54Many European protesters hope the ceasefire, which Israel maintains is temporary, will lead to a lasting peace.
02:01Families of hostages held in Gaza gathered in Paris with French officials and Jewish groups.
02:08Thirty-three hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
02:15Activists marched through Madrid in support of Palestine hours before the ceasefire is due to go into effect.
02:22While some protesters held banners saying fair peace, others called for Spain's government to boycott Israel.
02:28Several thousand people marched across Lisbon to protest against all wars and to call for peace.
02:34The protest was organized by trade unions and civil society groups.
02:39And in London, thousands of protesters held a static rally in Whitehall after police curtailed their plans for a march.
02:51Thousands of people have attended a rally in Kiev to demand the Ukrainian government do more to secure the release of prisoners of war held in Russia.
02:59They are also demanding authorities step up efforts to locate missing loved ones.
03:04There have been semi-regular protests in Ukraine to demand answers about the whereabouts of family members missing in the war.
03:11Protesters have expressed their frustration over what they say is the government's poor communication and lack of clarity.
03:18Russia and Ukraine have carried out intermittent prisoner of war exchanges since the earliest days of the war, the last of which took place in December.
03:26Meanwhile, at least three people were killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on Kiev in the early hours of Saturday morning.
03:33The city's military administration said three people were injured in the attack.
03:38The statement said the air force shot down two missiles and 24 drones.
03:43A water supply pipeline was also damaged and a metro station was closed.
03:48Thousands of National Guard members from roughly 40 states are headed to Washington, D.C. to support Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
04:02Troops from the U.S. National Guard have set up a security perimeter around the National Gallery of Art ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration.
04:12Earlier on Saturday, before Trump's arrival to the Capitol, thousands of protesters took to the streets for women's rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming administration.
04:25Inauguration Day is largely a traditional ceremony to mark a new president getting sworn into office and moving into the White House.
04:33However, Trump pledged he would sign a stack of executive orders starting on his first day in office.
04:39The swearing-in of the president usually takes place on the steps of the Capitol, but a last-minute decision to move the ceremony indoors was made as freezing temperatures were forecast.