The US military has ended its mission to operate a temporary floating pier to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip, after it was beset by weather, technical and...

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Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said.Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US president is vaccinated and boosted....

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