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Jan 2025
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Displaced Palestinians return home in no...

CHINA PLUS
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Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are on their way back home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect. U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to pause all federal funding has met strong opposition. Celebrations continue across China as the country marks the first day of the Year of the Snake. 
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