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The United Nations says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza amid Israel’s renewed assault on the strip, with one-third of its international staff of 100 leaving. A spokesperson added that the organisation had determined an Israeli tank was behind an attack on a UN facility last week that killed one staff member and injured six others.

US President Donald Trump has announced that any country that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela will face a 25-percent tariff in its trade with the United States, starting on April 2.

The latest tariff threat came in a Truth Social post on Monday morning, in which Trump assailed Venezuela for spurring migration to the US. He also criticised its government, led by President Nicolas Maduro.

“Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse,” Trump…

In a span of days, Israel resumed its bombing campaign against the people of Gaza, the US launched a war with Yemen, and President Donald Trump threatened Iran to negotiate with Washington or else face war.

But despite all the aggression, is the US getting its way?

Not necessarily, argues Vali Nasr, professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at the Johns…