Explainer - What to know about Trump's Gaza Strip proposal
WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to "take over" Gaza, permanently displacing Palestinians who live there and creating the "Riviera of the Middle East," has upset Arab nations and Western allies and would overturn decades of American policy in the region.

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January sets ‘surprising& global heat record
PARIS - Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe&s climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures.

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UN chief warns against Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' after Trump comments
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN chief warned Wednesday against ethnic cleansing in Gaza as he rejected US President Donald Trump's bombshell proposal for the United States to take control of the Palestinian territory and displace all its people.

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Swedish police say school killing spree gunman likely shot himself
ÖREBRO, Sweden - Swedish police indicated on Wednesday that a gunman who slaughtered 10 people at an adult education centre shot himself as the country mourned its worst mass killing.

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Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump's United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Philippine House backs impeachment of VP Duterte
MANILA - The Philippine lower house of Congress on Wednesday endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country&s firebrand former president, paving the way for a rare trial in the Senate.

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