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‘We’ll own it’: Trump’s Gaza takeover plan explained

Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over the Gaza Strip has rocked the Middle East, and the world. Here’s what you need to know.

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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‘Riviera of the Middle East’: Trump reveals plan to take over Gaza

Donald Trump has revealed a radical plan for the US to own Gaza – suggesting removing “all” Palestinians living there – after a meeting with Israel’s PM. Follow updates.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), and would review involvement in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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Trump orders ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated

Donald Trump has issued a chilling warning to Iran claiming he has drafted an order to “obliterate” the country if it assassinates him, saying he has “left instructions”.

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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds put on united front amid lawsuit

Hollywood A-listers Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds smiled and appeared carefree during their latest outing as their feud with actor Justin Baldoni intensified.

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Meghan on verge of tears in new video

Meghan Markle has revealed her star-studded mission to help a family that lost everything in the LA wildfires, after she and Prince Harry were branded “disaster tourists”. Watch video.

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 03: A wing of American Airlines flight 5342 is lifted from the Potomac River during recovery efforts on February 03, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, DC. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people onboard both aircraft. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Big breakthrough in DC plane crash investigation

Crash investigators have found a major discrepancy which could explain the horror crash between a military chopper and passenger jet in Washington DC.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

‘Malicious nature’: China hits back at Trump’s tariff

In retaliation against the US President’s additional tariff on Chinese goods, China has responded with their own levy — and filed an official complaint.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image contains nudity.) L-R, Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Kanye’s $32m deal in doubt after Aussie wife’s nude stunt

Kanye West’s naked display with his Aussie wife threatens a major deal, as raunchy Grammys party footage reveals what he and Bianca Censori did after their shocking appearance.

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Trump’s trillion dollar condition on Ukraine in exchange for aid

Donald Trump has made a bold proposal to Ukraine in exchange for continued military aid, providing the clearest indication yet of his terms for supporting the war-torn nation.

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EDS NOTE: NUDITY - Kanye West, left, and Bianca Censori arrive at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Kanye kicked out with Aussie wife after nude shock

Kanye West and his Australian wife Bianca Censori are said to have been escorted out of the Grammys by cops after leaving little to the imagination, as Taylor Swift put on a leggy display with a nod to her boyfriend. Take our poll.

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People queue for water in Omdurman, the Sudanese capital's twin city, during battles between the Sudanese military forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on January 17, 2025. Since April 2023, Sudan has been at war between the forces of rival generals vying for control. Most of Omdurman is under the Sudanese army control, while the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hold Khartoum North and some other areas of the capital. (Photo by AFP)

The terrifying twist in Trump’s extreme aid freeze

When Donald Trump froze foreign aid, guards responsible for thousands of ISIS fighters walked off the job. Tom Minear argues it should make the president think twice.

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(FILES) Sean Combs 'P. Diddy' arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Music mogul Sean Combs is set to go on trial for racketeering and sex trafficking on May 5, 2025, a judge said in a court hearing October 10, 2024. The rapper known as "Diddy" will remain incarcerated, said federal judge Arun Subramanian, after he was indicted last month on three criminal counts that allege he sexually abused women and coerced them into drug-fueled sex parties using threats and violence. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Diddy secretly rushed to hospital from jail

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been taken to hospital from prison under cover of darkness ahead of his trial.

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