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Iran calls for OPEC to unite against potential US oil sanctions
Iranian president urges members to unite after Trump again initiates 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign.
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Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Gaza?
US president proposes taking over Strip and resettling Palestinians, prompting outrage.
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What’s behind Trump’s call to take over Gaza?
Trump has said Palestinians could leave Gaza while the US takes over - but is he serious?
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Italy officials say accused Libyan freed over ICC warrant ‘inaccuracies’
International court demands answers after Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem, who is accused of abusing detainees.
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Following Trump, Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization
Javier Milei echoed Trumpian criticisms of the UN agency, blaming it for economic shortfalls during COVID-19.
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Rubio says people can ‘move back in’ to Gaza after reconstruction
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
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Vigil held for Sweden school shooting victims
People in Orebro laid flowers and lit candles outside the school where Sweden's deadliest gun attack took place.
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‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful
UN officials decry US President Trump's Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law.
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Global condemnation for Trump’s plan to force Palestinians from Gaza
US allies and adversaries are saying Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable.
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American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal
Questions grow over future of 2,000 SDF fighters in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppling, President Trump taking office.
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Key questions about Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
US president Donald trump says the US will take over Gaza to turn it into the ‘riviera’ of the Middle East.
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‘Trump is a madman’: Palestinian in Gaza mocks US president’s takeover plan
Palestinians have widely rejected President Trump's plan, and one 72-year-old says leaving Gaza would be 'like death'.
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‘Non-negotiable’: Saudi Arabia flatly rejects Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
Establishing a Palestinian state 'is a firm, unwavering position', Foreign Ministry says, rejecting Trump's Gaza plan.
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How Canada’s carbon pricing scheme became a ‘political football’
Liberal leadership hopefuls cool on unpopular policy, as Conservatives hope to make 'carbon tax' a key election issue.
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It is time to move the UN and international law out of the West
Israel’s impunity has brought us to a tipping point where the current international system is no longer viable.
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How US politicians responded to Trump’s proposal for US to ‘own’ Gaza
Democrats express shock as Republicans heap praise on president for suggesting ethnic cleansing of Palestinian enclave.
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Could Canada really stop oil flow to the US in response to Trump tariffs?
Canada, which sends nearly all its crude oil to the US, has little leverage as the US buys most of Ottawa's products.
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Trump must not be allowed to torpedo the Palestinian right to remain
US president’s latest comments confirm Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at removing Palestinians.
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US Postal Service will accept packages from China, Hong Kong after freeze
Postal Service says working with US border agency on 'efficient collection mechanism' for Donald Trump's China tariffs.
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China says US should focus on drug use ‘at home’ instead of tariffs
China’s foreign ministry said the United States should focus on reducing drug use at home rather than tariffs.
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