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France denounces Trump’s plans to take over Gaza Strip

France on Wednesday affirmed its opposition to any forced displacement of Gaza's Palestinian population, in the wake of remarks made by US President Donald Trump that he plans to take over the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere.

After US, Israel halts participation in UN Human Rights Council

A day after US President Donald Trump announced America's withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar, said on Wednesday that Israel would also join the US in its decision not to participate in the UNHRC.

Demands of UWSP, NDAA, SSPP agreed in principle: SAC spokesman

State Administration Council (SAC)’s spokesperson Major General Zaw Min Tun has said the demand of the United Wa State Party (UWSP) for a state establishment, that of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) for self-administration and that of Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) for the implementation of the provisions of the Panglong agreement have been agreed in principle.

World News Day: Time to engage

The US president, Joe Biden, was born closer to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency than his own. That perspective shows less the age of the man and more the opportunities and advances that have been taken in the past century, raising with urgency the questions of where we go from here.