Our daily jaunt around the world

💥 Israel-Hamas war update: Israel and Hamas agreed to a temporary cease-fire for at least four days starting this past Friday, in a deal that calls for the release of ~50 Israeli women and children who’ve been held hostage since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. In exchange for the hostages’ safe return, Israel agreed to release ~150 Palestinian women and children held in its prisons, and to allow 300 trucks of aid per day to enter the Gaza Strip via Egypt. Israel also agreed to extend the ongoing ceasefire by an extra day for every 10 additional hostages released by Hamas.

🇷🇺​​🇺🇦 ​​​​Russia launched its largest drone strike against Ukraine since the Kremlin’s initial invasion. Ukraine downed 74 out of 75 drones during the six-hour attack on Saturday, which injured five Ukrainians and left ~200 buildings without power. Ukraine’s military said Russia launched a record number of Iranian-made Shahed drones primarily targeting Kyiv, which officials fear is the start of a winter campaign aimed at destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. On Sunday, the Kremlin said it foiled 20+ Ukrainian drone attacks over Russian territory in the past day.

​​🇯🇵🇬🇧 Nissan is investing $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars. The Japanese automaker will produce electric successors to its Qashqai (known as the Rogue Sport in the US) and Juke vehicles, which are two of its top-selling crossovers worldwide. Nissan’s plan also includes opening a third battery plant in the UK, which is aimed at helping the auto giant fulfill its pledge to only sell fully-electric cars in Europe by 2030.