Trump says will make 'very, very big announcement' before Mideast trip
US President Donald Trump says he would be making a "very, very big announcement" before leaving on a trip to the Middle East next week. SOUNDBITE
Workers unload humanitarian aid for Palestinians at the Kerem Shalom crossing between southern Israel and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. The humanitarian situation in Gaza, where aid has finally begun to trickle in after a two-month blockade, is dire following 18 months of devastating war. Food security experts say starvation is looming for one in five people. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump says he would be making a "very, very big announcement" before leaving on a trip to the Middle East next week. SOUNDBITE
Trucks carrying food aid arrive at the Kerem Shalom crossing on May 19 after an initial five trucks were authorised by the Israeli army to enter the Gaza Strip, the first aid to be admitted in an easing of a total blockade imposed on March 2. On May 19 the UN was authorised to send nine trucks into Gaza in what UN officials have described "a drop in the ocean" of needs. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump welcomes Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the White House and says he believes they will reach a trade deal. IMAGES
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