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U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that the Gaza Strip should be handed over to the United States after the end of the ongoing conflict. 

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts lag behind initial targets.

In a challenging economic context, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced late Wednesday night the dismissal of Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, replacing her with magistrate Michket Slama Khaldi. 

Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the "voluntary departure" of residents from Gaza, after U.S. President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for announcing plans to take over the strip.

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.

Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday rejected the suggestion by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz that Spain should accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza.

Russia said on Thursday that it had withdrawn accreditation from Le Monde's Moscow correspondent due to Paris's refusal to issue a visa to a Russian reporter, leaving the paper without a correspondent in Moscow for the first time since the 1950s.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have taken delivery of the country's first ship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended an invitation to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to visit France in the coming weeks, according to a statement released by the Syrian presidential office on Wednesday. 

Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Egypt has taken on a critical humanitarian role, providing medical treatment and aid to Palestinian civilians. 

Hungary's government will offer free grants to hundreds of thousands of pensioners in rural areas to renovate their homes, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday as the veteran leader gears up for elections due in about a year.

Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), a presidential spokesperson said on Wednesday, following President Donald Trump's executive order last month to pull the United States out of the global health group.