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US Threatens to Cut Funding To UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees
President Trump said the US got no appreciation for aid given to Palestinian refugees.
President Trump has threatened to cut financial aid to the Palestinians, accusing them of being unwilling to talk peace with Israel; Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Mr Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital meant he could not be a neutral broker in the peace process.
Police in Ukraine have started a murder investigation after the body of a lawyer and human rights activist was found in a river near the capital, Kiev.
The Israeli government has issued a ninety-day notice for thousands of African migrants including thousands of failed asylum-seekers to leave the country or face imprisonment.
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