Satellite images show RSF burning and burying thousands of bodies to hide mass killings in El-Fasher; Trump orders naval blockade of Venezuela
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UNRWA
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The article discusses Israeli legislation to cut utilities to UNRWA properties and seize their facilities. Understanding UNRWA's 75-year history, its unique mandate for Palestinian refugees, and its controversial status provides crucial context for why dismantling it is so politically significant.
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Executive Order 13769
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The article references Trump expanding his 'Muslim Ban' with new travel restrictions. This Wikipedia article on the original 2017 executive order explains the legal battles, constitutional challenges, and the framework being revived and expanded.
Up to 17 Palestinians have died in Gaza since winter storms hit the enclave. Israel and the U.S. plan to divide up Rafah and to build a “new city.” President Donald Trump expands his “Muslim Ban,” applying travel restrictions primarily to Muslim-majority African and Asian countries. U.S. unemployment rises to its highest level in four years. Miriam Adelson discusses the legality of a third Trump term with attorney Alan Dershowitz. U.S. moves Cuban migrants to Guantánamo detention site. Hegseth says he will withhold the video of a second strike on a Venezuelan boat from September. A plurality of GOP voters oppose new military aid to Israel. Trump ends Biden-era student loan repayment program. Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon, killing two. Trump’s Venezuela campaign centers on control of its oil. Trump claims Venezuela is encircled by the ‘largest armada’ in South American history, as Venezuela plans to denounce the U.S. at the UN. Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged. Honduras’s former president Juan Orlando Hernández pushes back on coup claims amid Honduras’ election standoff. A Pakistani official says Imran Khan must remain imprisoned on national security grounds. Militants carry out coordinated bank robberies in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. UAE condemns RSF drone attack on UN base in Kadugli. Sudan’s army is targeting non-Arab farming communities. Zelenskyy says peace talks could yield a deal within days. M23 says it will withdraw from Uvira after U.S. pressure. Thailand says Cambodia must take the lead on a ceasefire.
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The Genocide in Gaza
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