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UN Backs Trump Gaza Plan: Security Council Approves US Resolution

The UN Security Council voted to adopt the US 20 point Gaza plan, authorizing an international stabilisation force and giving President Trump a mandate to lead a multinational postwar governance effort that reshapes Gaza oversight and aid operations.

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944,000 - Record net migration in the UK in 2023

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"Quiet, piggy" — President Donald Trump

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UN backs Trump Gaza plan: Security Council approves US resolution

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"Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World. This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the…"