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Trump’s Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

by Sofiane Alsaar U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said. Trump’s proposal to redevelop Gaza and

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Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over U.S. tariffs

Hong Kong will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization in response to heightened US tariffs on its goods, a government spokesperson said Friday, days after Beijing announced a similar move. US President Donald Trump over the weekend launched

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‘Irresponsible’ or ‘antiwar’: U.S. fighters in Ukraine grapple with Trump

by Barbara WOJAZER Tracey, an American fighting in Ukraine, got angry at social media posts from his friends back home calling for Washington to cut its support to Kyiv. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated money should be spent at

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White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say – CNN

White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say  CNN

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Why Trump and South Africa Are at Odds

“We will not be bullied,” South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa emphatically told his nation’s Parliament on Thursday. “We are witnessing the rise of nationalism, protectionism, the pursuit of narrow interests and the decline of common cause,” Ramaphosa said during his

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Trump’s executive actions curbing transgender rights focus on ‘gender ideology’

President Trump signed a series of executive actions that would limit transgender and nonbinary people’s rights by focusing on “gender ideology.” But the term is loaded, without a universal definition. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

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What does Trump mean when he invokes America’s ‘Manifest Destiny’?

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land from the grasp of others. (Image credit: Charlie Riedel)

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Japan’s Ishiba to push importance of alliance during visit with Trump

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while paying too little for the cost of American military protection. (Image credit: Kevin Wolf)

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Alaska authorities search for missing small plane – BBC.com

Alaska authorities search for missing small plane  BBC.com Crews searching open waters in Alaska for flight that went missing with 10 on board  CNN Alaska: Search underway for missing passenger plane  DW (English) Crews searching for missing plane in Alaska carrying 10 people  Fox

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Iran Leader Dismisses Negotiations With U.S. as ‘Not Intelligent, Wise, or Honorable’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations

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