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Key Democrats on Jan. 6 committee debate preemptive pardons amid concerns of Trump's retaliation. Biden considers options.

From these beginnings must come a just and lasting settlement for Palestinians and Israelis alike – and a reckoning, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator, Simon Tisdall

World leaders have welcomed the newly announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, emphasising an urgent need for humanitarian aid and a sustainable political solution for the region, as Israel steps-up air strikes on Gaza ahead of the truce's implementation on Sunday.

Despite a few more recognisable names due to appear than last time, this will not be the cultural event of the year, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

In today’s newsletter: After more than a year of conflict, an at least temporary peace has been agreed in Gaza – here’s what happens next

President Biden sounds alarm over accumulation of power and wealth among small few as he prepares to hand over to Donald Trump

Joe Biden says his team negotiated deal but Donald Trump claims it was agreed now only because he is about to become president

A Nicaraguan woman staying legally in the United States has chosen to leave because of concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for mass deportations

In final public address of his presidency, Biden says growing power of ultra-wealthy threatens US democracy

Israeli media report that negotiating teams have signed deal and that the security cabinet would convene on Friday to approve it

After forging unexpectedly fond ties with President Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with incoming President Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe