Saying the bloodshed and suffering must stop, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered his country's military forces to cease fire against Russian-backed rebels in the country's east.
Hamas is declaring victory, after an agreement with Israel for an open-ended cease-fire. And throughout Gaza, there's been the sound of celebratory gunfire.
The United States and United Nations are announcing that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to start Friday morning for 72 hours.
The immediate goal is a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas -- but Secretary of State John Kerry says, ``Just reaching a cease-fire is clearly not enough.''
After meeting with Egypt's president today in Cairo, Kerry said there has to be a ``serious'' discussion of the ``underlying issues...