Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is leaving X, blaming it for "destroying our democracies."
Why it matters: Hidalgo's skewering of the platform formerly known as Twitter comes after major advertisers exited X following owner Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Hamas released a fourth group of hostages on Monday, just hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the pause in the fighting in Gaza by two days.
Driving the news: The militant group released 11 Israelis — nine children and two women — under the deal with Israel. Thirty-three Palestinians — mostly children — were released from Israeli prisons later Monday.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday laid out a jam packed, national security-focused agenda for the Senate as returns for its last three weeks of 2023.
Why it matters: Congress is grappling with an array of foreign crises including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, but dysfunction in the House has hamstrung its ability to legislate.
Russia's interior ministry has added Meta spokesperson Andy Stone to a "wanted" list, according to a government online database.
Why it matters: Russian state news agency Tass reported Sunday that Meta communications director Stone was "wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation."
Hamas released more than a dozen hostages on Sunday, including at least one American — 4-year-old Abigail Edan — as part of the deal between Israel and the militant group.
The big picture: The Biden administration at the highest levels was involved in the Qatar-mediated talks that led to the deal. The agreement also includes a four-day pause in the fighting in Gaza and the release of dozens of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Hamas on Sunday — the third day of the pause in fighting — released 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis and three Thai nationals.
