Top 10 world news: US halts intelligence support to Ukraine; Gaza reconstruction plan updates, and more
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US announced pausing intelligence support and weapons shipments to Ukraine on Wednesday (Mar 5), days after Trump-Zelensky White House spat.
In other news, Israel and the US rejected the Gaza reconstruction plan that was unveiled by Egypt on Tuesday (Mar 4) during the Arab League Summit in Cairo.
Meanwhile, China hit back at the US for imposing tariffs saying, “if war is what the US wants… we’re ready to fight.”
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe announced on Wednesday (Mar 5) that the US has paused intelligence support and weapons shipments to Ukraine. This comes after the tense White House spat between the US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28.
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