Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone
JERUSALEM - Israel announced Wednesday it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone as it pressed its unrelenting military offensive, vowing to maintain its blockade on humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory.

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Trump touts trade talks, China calls out tariff 'blackmail'
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump touted tariff negotiations with Japan on Wednesday while China angrily accused Washington of "blackmail" in a trade war that the WTO warns will have "severe" economic consequences for the global economy.

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The U.S. technically makes it easy for many international travelers to visit for short periods of time. Now tourists are landing in Kafka-esque trouble at the border

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‘My bones are special& & 88-year-old skateboarder shreds concrete in Spain&s Bilbao

Grinning mischievously, Juanjo Urbizu dons a baseball cap, tucks his T-shirt neatly into his sweatpants and adjusts the velcro straps on his elbow pads before positioning his skateboard on the bowl's edge, ready for the "drop".

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President Trump's defiance of court orders in a case involving a resident of Maryland being wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison has pushed the country to a constitutional tipping point, according to legal experts.

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JK Rowling says British Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman ‘protects rights of women across the UK&

Women&s rights campaigner and author JK Rowling has hailed the British Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, saying it &protected the rights of women and girls across the UK&.

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