KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (Reuters) – “We are staying here and dying here.” With these words, Rashad Mansour rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle East” after resettling Palestinians elsewhere. The Palestinian man, born in 1946, was only a toddler when he was …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly 90% of Germans believe foreign actors, primarily from Russia and the U.S., are trying to influence upcoming national elections through social media, a survey found on Thursday. Industry association Bitkom conducted a representative survey of more than 1,000 eligible voters last month that found 45% of respondents believe Russia is at …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hussam al-Masri CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – After Trump came the flood. Heavy wind and rainfall howled across the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday, a winter storm flooding tents housing displaced families and ripping off the plastic sheeting that sealed homes. Yet residents said U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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. WHAT DID TRUMP SUGGEST? At a news conference on Tuesday …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel would turn the Gaza Strip over to the United States after the fighting ends and that no U.S. soldiers would be needed there. “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing opposes U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza and have the U.S. take over the region, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, underlining a long-held position against forced displacement of people. China supports the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular …
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By Corina Pons and Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spain is seeking European approval to repurpose more than a billion euros of post-pandemic recovery funds to make Valencia more resilient against climate change after the Mediterranean region suffered catastrophic heavy rains last year. The talks started a few weeks after torrential rains caused floods in …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday U.S. tariffs were “vile”, “unilateralist” and exacerbated global trade tensions, after President Donald Trump threatened to heap import duties on major U.S. trading partners. China is ready to work with other countries to jointly respond to the challenges of unilateralism and trade protectionism, He Yongqian, …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state lawmaker has changed his name to “Aussie Trump”, in what he said was a protest against the country’s ruling centre-left Labor Party. Trump, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, is an independent lawmaker in Western Australia’s (WA) upper house of parliament, where Labor also has a majority. …
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By Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) -Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Wednesday he rejected any attempts to annex land and displace Palestinians after a shock proposal by President Donald Trump that the U.S. take over Gaza, an issue that strikes a raw nerve in the kingdom. Trump said on Tuesday that under his plan Palestinians would …
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