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Feb 2025
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Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Ga...

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President Trump says the US to 'takeover' Gaza. His comments have caused anger and dismay across the region and beyond. Also: the first glimpse inside a burnt scroll after 2,000 years.

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