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The US foreign aid freeze is impacting Syria’s White Helmets as they work to find and recover chemical weapons stockpiles left by the Assad regime.

The meeting comes as negotiators struggle to agree on the second phase of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.

During last week’s tense call with the Danish premier, Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, the Financial Times reported, raising fears about the future of trans-Atlantic relations.

The US president told World Economic Forum attendees he wants Moscow and Beijing to ‘denuclearize,’ adding that the Ukraine war must end soon.

A former special envoy for the Sahel and Great Lakes regions is expected to take the State Department’s top Africa job.

International observers worry that an escalation in Sudan’s nearly two-year war could see chemical weapons used in densely populated areas.

The wider Israeli cabinet still needs to green-light the vote at a meeting later today, though it is expected to be approved.

Israel said that the agreement details could be finalized within hours, while US President Joe Biden hailed the deal.

The meeting followed European criticism that Tehran is growing its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to “unprecedented levels.”

Beijing said the claims were “groundless” and that it “has always opposed all forms of hacker attacks”.

The new technology includes advanced fighter jets and a new amphibious assault ship.

The long transition timeline could exacerbate concern among Western officials over the rights of women and religious minorities.