Smoke billows during ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza
Images taken from the Israeli side of the border show smoke billowing in northern Gaza during ongoing Israeli strikes. IMAGES
President Donald Trump seeks to blame "kamikaze" Democrats for the longest US government shutdown ever as it surpasses the 35-day record set during his first term. "I just got back from Japan," the Republican president tells a breakfast meeting at the White House. "I talked about the kamikaze pilots. I think these guys are kamikaze. They'll take down the country if they have to." Republicans and Democrats are in a disagreement in Congress over an extension of federal funding but Democrats have balked, demanding that any federal funding plan also include an extension of enhanced Obamacare health insurance subsidies, which are set to expire. SOUNDBITE
Images taken from the Israeli side of the border show smoke billowing in northern Gaza during ongoing Israeli strikes. IMAGES
Images show Israeli army soldiers deployed during a raid in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Israel's military in January launched an ongoing, large-scale operation targeting the northern West Bank that has displaced at least 38,000 people, according to the United Nations. IMAGES
Police monitor the traffic during a blackout in Jammu city as explosions were reported at the airport of the key city in the Indian-held part of disputed Kashmir territory. A security source, who was not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the explosion without giving details about what caused them, but it came as India and Pakistan accused each other of carrying out waves of drone attacks. IMAGES
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