GAZA/JERUSALEM -- At least 55 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Israeli attacks across Gaza, said Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense.
In northern Gaza, nine people were killed and several others, including a journalist, were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Arbid family in the Saftawi area, while 10 people, including a woman, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian gathering and a mobile phone charging point in Jabalia, Basal told Xinhua. (Gaza-Israeli attacks-Casualties)
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NEW YORK -- A U.S. federal court blocked on Wednesday President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, according to U.S. media.
The ruling from a New York-based Court of International Trade came after a number of lawsuits arguing Trump has overstepped his authority on imposing across-the-board duties on imports. (US-Trade-Tariffs)
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MOSCOW -- The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye on June 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
The Russian delegation, to be led by Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, will hand over a draft peace memorandum to Ukraine during the meeting, Lavrov said. (Russia-Ukraine-Talks)
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BEIRUT -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will cease healthcare coverage for around 1.5 million Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon starting November, due to a significant decline in donor funding, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported Wednesday.
The decision was announced during a meeting between a UNHCR delegation, led by the agency's representative in Lebanon Ivo Freijsen, and Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nassereldine. (Lebanon-Health coverage-Suspension)
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ABU DHABI -- The Foreign Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday summoned Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek over Israel's recent "offensive violations" against the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
The ministry denounced the Israeli move as a serious provocation against Muslims, a flagrant breach of the sanctity of the site, and a threat to religious harmony and international peace, according to a report by the Emirates News Agency. (UAE-Israeli Ambassador) ■
