Today
After Trump's comments on Gaza, why were some media afraid of using the term ethnic cleansing?
• 2:31 PM
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US President Donald Trump's plan to take control of the Gaza Strip and clear out Palestinians has drawn international condemnation. Western and Arab governments, the United Nations and human rights groups were all quick to say it was tantamount to ethnic
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US-Israeli among three hostages to be released Saturday, Hamas says
• 11:56 AM
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Three hostages, including the American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, are set to be freed on Saturday as part of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, an official from the Gaza-based militant group said on Friday.
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'New steps, new commitments would be proof of good faith from this new Syrian authority'
• 6:45 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and respectful of all" at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's fall. For in-depth analysis
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Syria's quest for 'national unity': On paper, principles of diversity & inclusivity 'almost perfect'
• 5:35 AM
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The Paris conference to chart Syria’s political future will include all segments of Syrian society except for the Kurdish-led administration in the northeast and loyalists of the repressive former government of Bashar Assad. Interim president Ahmad al-Sh
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Lebanon marks 20th anniversary of Rafik Hariri’s assassination
• 2:09 AM
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Lebanon on Friday marked 20 years since former prime minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a suicide bombing blamed on Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hariri’s son Saad, also a former Lebanon premier, is led the commemorations, which came as Hezbolla
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Yesterday
Trump's Gaza plan 'is not acceptable', Iraqi FM Hussein says
• 3:52 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein reacted to US President Donald Trump's plan to "own" the Gaza Strip and to relocate its inhabitants to countries like Egypt and Jordan. "We are with the right of self-determination of th
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Hamas commits to Gaza ceasefire, including hostage release on Saturday
• 10:02 AM
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Hamas on Thursday said it was committed to honouring the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel, including the release of the next group of three hostages this weekend as planned under the terms of the deal. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolde
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Wednesday, february 12, 2025
Trump's Gaza plan: Will Arab allies push back?
• 7:23 PM
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Remember the run-up to Inauguration Day in the US, when Donald Trump's envoy twisted arms to push a Gaza ceasefire over the line? How did we so quickly go to Trump not only doubling down on his plan to forcibly deport the entire Palestinian population of
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Trump's Gaza reconstruction plan completely 'unworkable, illegal and dangerous for region'
• 3:54 PM
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Behind US President Donald Trump’s vows to turn Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” lies a plan to forcibly drive two million from their land, rights groups say, warning it could be a war crime under international law. For in-depth analysis and a de
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Syria to have new government on March 1, foreign minister says
• 3:18 PM
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Syria will have a new government as of March 1, the country's interim foreign minister announced on Wednesday. Syria has been led by interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the leader of former al Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, since the group led a co
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Resumption of Gaza war will 'allow the realisation' of Trump plan, Israel says
• 1:02 PM
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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned that the country would resume its war in Gaza if Hamas did not release Israeli hostages by Saturday, adding that the resumption of hostilities in the devastated Palestinian territory would allow t
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If Jordan took in more Palestinians, there would be 'security, economic, and political implications'
• 5:24 AM
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President Donald Trump is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspecti
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Tuesday, february 11, 2025
Jordan to take 2,000 sick Gaza kids as Trump pushes plan to expel Palestinians
• 1:41 PM
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King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday told US President Donald Trump that his country would be willing to take in 2,000 sick children from Gaza. Abdullah's visit to the White House comes after Trump announced that the US would "take over" the Palestinian
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Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'
• 1:22 PM
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Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president's Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. For in-de
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Trump to meet King Abdullah after pressuring Jordan to accept displaced Gazans
• 11:45 AM
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah for talks on Tuesday after Trump floated plans to "clean out" Gaza while threatening to cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused to accept displaced Palestinians.
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UN suspends aid work in Houthi stronghold after staff taken in Yemen
• 8:45 AM
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The U.N. on Monday made the “extraordinary” decision to pause all operations and programs in northern Saada over security concerns after eight more of its staffers were detained. Houthi rebels in recent months have detained dozens of people associated wi
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Netanyahu threatens ‘intense fighting’ if hostages not freed by noon Saturday
• 8:38 AM
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would resume "intense fighting" in Gaza if Hamas did not return hostages by Saturday noon, without specifying whether he was referring to all the captives held in the Palestinian enclave. Hamas has
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Netanyahu has been leading the Palestinians towards disaster, but mainly the Israelis'
• 12:07 AM
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The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning "further complicates" the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Meanwhile, Israeli police raided a long-est
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Monday, february 10, 2025
Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 11:35 PM
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that "all hell" would break out if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision would,
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Hamas suspends hostage release after accusing Israel of violating ceasefire
• 4:15 PM
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Hamas's armed wing has accused Israel of systematically violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including by targeting Palestinians with air strikes, and declared that the upcoming hostage release planned for this Saturday will be delayed until further n
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Sunday, february 9, 2025
Scores of bodies uncovered in Libyan mass graves linked to human trafficking
• 6:16 PM
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Authorities in Libya uncovered nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the southeastern city of Kufra, officials said Sunday. The discovery followed a raid on a human trafficking site, where 76 migrants were freed and three suspects were arrested.
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Five freed hostages return home to Thailand
• 2:29 PM
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Five Thai nationals who were held captive in Gaza arrived home on Sunday after being released last month. Thirty-one Thais were abducted when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, with 23 released by the end of that year and two confirmed dead in May
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Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor under ceasefire deal
• 2:24 PM
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Israeli forces on Sunday pulled out from the Netzarim corridor, which separates northern and southern Gaza, according to Israeli and Hamas officials. The withdrawal is part of Israel's commitments under a shaky ceasefire deal with Hamas that despite movi
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Israel's Netanyahu calls Trump plan for US control of Gaza 'revolutionary, creative'
• 10:57 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hailed US President Donald Trump's proposal for US control of Gaza and the displacement of its residents as "revolutionary" on Sunday. This came as Palestinians were able to cross the Netzarim Corridor after Isra
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Palestinians return to key Gaza road as Israel withdraws forces
• 6:34 AM
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Displaced Palestinians returned to their homes on Sunday after Israel withdrew its forces from the strategic Netzarim Corridor, a strip of land that bisects northern Gaza from the south. The withdrawal, part of a fragile truce, allowed movement along Sal
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Saturday, february 8, 2025
Israelis protest slow pace of hostage-for-prisoner exchanges with Hamas
• 6:24 PM
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Demonstrations were held in Israel following the release of the three Israeli hostages by Hamas on Saturday. The poor physical condition of those freed sparked public anger at the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, blamed for the slow pace
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Lebanon forms new government after two years of political stalemate
• 4:25 PM
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Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun on Saturday signed a decree to form a new government after more than two years of political stalemate and a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah. Newly elected Aoun appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to head the
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Three Israeli hostages freed in prisoner swap with Hamas
• 1:23 PM
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Three Israeli men, held captive in the Gaza Strip for 16 months, were released by Hamas on Saturday as part of a fragile ceasefire deal. Since the truce took effect on January 19, 16 Israeli and dual-national hostages have been freed, as have five Thais
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Hamas hands over Israeli hostages to Red Cross
• 9:35 AM
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Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Gaza, the fifth hostage-prisoner swap under an ongoing ceasefire with Israel. Hostages Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami were released after they were brought onto a stage in th
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Israeli medical officials prepare to receive hostages released from Gaza
• 8:10 AM
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Reporting from Tel Aviv, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky speaks to Dr. Hagai Levine, chairman of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, who also heads the medical team for the Israeli Hostages Family Forum. Dr. Levine details some of the medic
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Israel releases 183 Palestinian detainees after Hamas frees 3 hostages
• 5:46 AM
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Israel on Saturday released 183 Palestinian detainees hours after Hamas freed three Israeli hostages, all civilian men, in the fifth hostage-prisoner swap under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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Netanyahu orders negotiators to Qatar after fifth hostage-prisoner swap
• 2:05 AM
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The fifth hostage-for-prisoner swap agreed under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was completed on Saturday, with three Israelis exchanged for 183 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered negotiat
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Friday, february 7, 2025
Hamas to free 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire
• 11:07 PM
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Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that has paused the war in the Gaza Strip. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky
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Israel and Hamas to seal fifth prisoner-hostage exchange Saturday
• 9:36 PM
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Hamas named three more Israeli hostages it plans to release Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fifth hostage-prisoner exchange between the militants and Israel. The latest swap takes place amid the global outcry sparked by US Presi
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Trump 'floods the zone', France's 'Monsieur Confidence', UK plays the 'Grey Man'
• 7:52 PM
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This week, Donald Trump’s latest bombshell—suggesting the US should own Gaza and relocate its population in what he calls a Real Estate solution. Critics call it ethnic cleansing; he calls it Gaza Lago. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer kept a low profile at his f
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Israel and Hamas set for next hostage-prisoner exchange
• 4:18 PM
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Israel and Hamas are due to exchange more hostages and prisoners Saturday, but the backlash over President Donald Trump's proposal for a US Gaza takeover has cast doubt over the fragile truce's future. Gazans and Israelis are now waiting to see if this w
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'Incredibly dangerous, immensely destabilising for displacement of Palestinians into Egypt, Jordan'
• 3:25 PM
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Palestinians in Gaza say they are determined to rebuild their own seafront restaurants and hotels, dismissing U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of creating a "Riviera of the Middle East" emptied of its population and under U.S. control. For in-depth a
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'Exile is exile': Displaced Lebanese voice lingering fears of war
• 3:20 PM
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Displaced people in Lebanon are voicing their trauma and lingering fears of the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah. Despite the ongoing ceasefire, which came into effect late last year, many of the one million displaced Lebanese are still unable to
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UN aid chief warns of 'risk of ethnic cleansing' over Trump's Gaza plan
• 2:40 PM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. He reacted to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan for the US to take over Gaza and to displace the Palestinian population to neighbouring cou
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Baghdad's first skatepark provides escape for young people
• 11:28 AM
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A new skatepark has opened in Baghdad, the first in the Iraqi capital. The park, which was opened by three organisations from Italy, Iraq and Belgium after lengthy negotiations, now provides a welcome means of escape for young people in a country that ha
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Hamas to free three more Israeli hostages as ceasefire deal stays on track
• 5:53 AM
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Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The news came afte
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US envoy draws ‘red line’ over Hezbollah’s inclusion in Lebanese govt
• 12:29 AM
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On her first official visit to Lebanon, US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus on Friday said the US had drawn a red line against Hezbollah's inclusion in a future Lebanese government. Prime minister-designate Nawaf Salam has struggle
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Thursday, february 6, 2025
Could Trump force Jordan and Egypt to take Palestinians deported from Gaza?
• 4:06 PM
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US President Donald Trump’s demands for Jordan and Egypt to take in what could be millions of Palestinians deported from Gaza under the president’s stated plan for the devastated territory have been met with a fierce backlash from the Arab world. But wit
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Israel orders army to prepare for 'voluntary' departures from Gaza Strip
• 8:53 AM
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Israel's defence minister instructed the military on Thursday to prepare for "voluntary" departures from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump doubled down on his proposal to take over control of the Gaza Strip and move out Palestinians from the territor
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Washington invites countries critical of Trump's Gaza plan to 'step forward'
• 6:09 AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that countries denouncing President Donald Trump's comments on the Gaza Strip should step forward and help the battered Palestinian enclave. Meanwhile Israel violated the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah by la
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Wednesday, february 5, 2025
Five hurdles to Donald Trump's Gaza-takeover plan
• 10:14 PM
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US President Donald Trump put forward his proposal to "take over" and "own" Gaza on Tuesday but despite the US president's inflammatory rhetoric there are likely to be overwhelming roadblocks to his proposal. The idea aligns with other grandiose schemes
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How serious is he? Trump's plan for Gaza
• 7:20 PM
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Donald Trump has told the world in the company of a beaming Binyamin Netanyahu that "the US will take over the Gaza Strip". Should we take at face value what he's selling as a grand development scheme and what critics denounce as a quixotic pipe dream th
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'Palestinian people have right to decide their future, enjoy dignified, liberated & sovereign state'
• 2:33 PM
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Palestinians view Donald Trump's vision to forcibly transfer hundreds of thousands of civilians out of the Gaza Strip and develop it as a tourist destination as ethnic cleansing. Countries throughout the Middle East and across the globe see the plan as a
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'Building a future that's more promising, stable' for Israelis, Palestinians & all people of region
• 11:39 AM
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President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip, redevelop the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesda
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'There is a tussle between the White House and the Israeli government'
• 10:03 AM
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President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically heighten fears among Palestinians in Gaza of being driven out of the coastal strip. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FR
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Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rises from ruins of IS group destruction
• 8:33 AM
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Mosul's emblematic leaning minaret – known as the Al-Hadba or "hunchback" – has been rebuilt brick by brick, symbolising the rescue of the Iraqi city's priceless heritage after it was reduced to rubble in the fight for the capital of the Islamic State gr
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Papers react to Trump's shock assertion that US will 'take over' Gaza
• 7:23 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, February 5: Papers react to US President Donald Trump's shock announcement that he wants the US to take over Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Meanwhile, Google has lifted a ban on using its AI for weapons
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Son of late Aga Khan succeeds as spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
• 7:08 AM
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Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has succeeded his father to become the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of Ismaili Muslims. He was named after the will of his late father Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was unsealed on Wednesday, the Aga Khan Development Net
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White House appears to backtrack after Trump’s Gaza takeover plan sparks global outcry
• 6:02 AM
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The Trump administration appeared to backtrack after US President Donald Trump’s shock proposal to take over the Gaza Strip Tuesday sparked condemnation from Palestinians, world leaders and the United Nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday
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Trump says US will take over Gaza Strip, create 'Riviera of the Middle East'
• 3:55 AM
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States would "take over" the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries and turn the territory into "the Riviera of the Middle East" in a startling announcement that drew audible gasps during a joi
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Tuesday, february 4, 2025
Is Erdogan eying run in 2028? Kurdish situation in Syria will have 'huge impact on domestic agenda'
• 7:18 PM
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Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa was in the Turkish capital on Tuesday for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to focus on Syria’s economic recovery as well as the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country that Tur
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Disappointment in Rafah as fewer injured Palestinians than expected evacuated into Egypt
• 6:00 PM
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Fewer wounded Palestinians than expected were evacuated into Egypt on Tuesday through the newly opened Rafah crossing. Under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire, more than 70 wounded Palestinians have been evacuated from Gaza into Egyptian hospitals in recen
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Erdogan hails Syrian leader's 'commitment' to fighting terror during his visit to Turkey
• 3:29 PM
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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Turkey's offer to help with Syria's recovery after its devastating 13-year civil war. Erdogan hailed Sharaa for his "strong co
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USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted
• 1:42 PM
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President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having to lay off staff and others facing millions of dollars in
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Civilians caught in crossfire of Israeli military operation in West Bank's Jenin
• 11:30 AM
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On January 21, less than 48 hours after a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, the Israeli military launched an operation dubbed "Iron Wall" in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank. Its stated aim is to destroy armed Palestinian groups operating
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