Israel, Hamas agree first truce, 50 hostages to be freed, and more - Five stories you need to know

Israel, Hamas agree first truce, 50 hostages to go free in swap, and more - Five stories you need to know 1. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel. 2. The United States carried out two series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, in the first publicly reported U.S. responses in Iraq to dozens of recent attacks against troops in the region. 3. Sam Altman is returning as CEO of OpenAI just days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of an artificial intelligence boom. 4. South Korea suspended part of a 2018 military agreement with North Korea after it defied warnings from the United States and launched a spy satellite. 5. Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets.