US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administration restrictions placed on the press.The measures, which take effect immediately, bar credentialed reporters from most of the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, unless they have an official approval and escort."While the Department remains committed to transparency, the Department is equally obligated to protect CSNI (classified intelligence) and sensitive information - the unauthorized disclosure of which could put the lives of US Service members in danger," Hegseth said in a memorandum.He called the protection of classified national intelligence information and operational security "an unwavering imperative for the Department."The Pentagon Press Association, a membership organization representing the interests of the press corps covering the U.S. military, said the new rules appeared to be a "direct attack on the freedom of the press."

Aid trucks have begun entering the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern part of the enclave early Saturday morning, Saudi news channel Al-Hadath reported.This is a developing story.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 307 of his country's service personnel returned home on Saturday in a prisoner exchange agreed with Russia.Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said the same number of Russian prisoners of war had been handed over by Ukraine.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was holding talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul on Saturday, broadcaster CNN Turk and state media said.State broadcaster TRT Haber published photos of Sharaa shaking hands in Erdogan's offices at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul. No further details were immediately available.

A headband with "Bring Them Home" written on it was confiscated from former hostage Mia Schem by security guards at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, N12 reported.This is a developing story.