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UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations by the end of Wednesday

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1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton

China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month disappearance

Two elderly hostages freed by Hamas, but families ache for others held

2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as doctors warn fuel shortage is a death sentence

Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport

Sweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament

WPP fires executive detained in China on suspicion of bribery

China's special envoy is on a Middle East mission. Peace is just part of the picture