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UNRWA restores access to services to nearly 180,000 people in Khan Younis, Rafah, and Gaza by re-opening health centres.

Israel denies holding back aid supplies and says it has fired on people who disregard warnings not to approach Israeli troop positions.

The court has ordered Israel to ensure basic food supplies for Palestinians in Gaza and immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah.

Residents said Israeli tanks advanced deeper in the western side of Rafah and took position on a hilltop there.

Under international law, all Jewish settlements in the occupied territories are considered illegal.

Israeli tanks roll in and bomb the southern city of Rafah in what it says are the final stages of an operation against Hamas there.

The Israeli military said the strike targeted Mohammad Salah, who it said was responsible for developing Hamas weaponry.

More than eight months into the war in Gaza, Israel's advance is now focused on the two last areas its forces had yet to storm.

Heavy shelling and gunfire hit the tents of displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, further to the west of the coastal enclave.

The military said that normal operations would continue in Rafah, with the main focus of its operation in southern Gaza.

Many families are forced to flee their homes and tents under darkness, residents said.

Given the extent to which Gazans have been bombed to pulp, nearly 1.7 million of them confined to Rafah.

Fierce gun battles between Israeli troops and Hamas-led Palestinian fighters were also taking place.

Spain wants to support ICJ in its implementation of measures including an order to Israel to cease its military operation in Rafah.

The Israeli military has told civilians to go to an "expanded humanitarian zone" some 20 km (12 miles) away.

The move signals the US and China may ease their trade war, calming fears over tariff impacts on the global economy.

'We've been meeting with China' Trump says vaguely but gave no names or details.

Indonesia is prioritising its national interests in its ongoing negotiations over US tariffs, its senior economic minister says.

China does not seek war but is not afraid of it, and would fight if necessary, says Zheng Zeguang.

China supports dialogue and consultation "on equal footing" to settle trade and tariff disputes, says Finance Minister Lan Foan.

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Malaysia open to talks with US on trade deficit, non-tariff barriers, tech security, and possible bilateral trade deal.

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Trump's 25 pct steel tariffs mark his push to revive US manufacturing by taxing imports and boosting local industry.

This fast-growing region, namely ASEAN plus China will likely double in economic size over the next decade, says Dr Yao Tang.