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An Oval Office meeting turned testy when Donald Trump showed Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president,

a video purporting to prove unfounded claims of white genocide in the African country.

Mr. Ramaphosa tried to dismiss the footage, quote,

this I've never seen, and instead talk about the economy to little avail.

Last week, the Trump administration welcomed almost 60 Afrikaners, South Africans of European

descent, as refugees. The United Nations said that no aid had reached civilians in Gaza on Wednesday,

two days after Israel said it lifted its 11-week blockade.

Though some trucks entered the enclave, supplies stalled at border checkpoints.

Britain has frozen trade talks with Israel.

The EU says it will review its economic agreement with the country.

Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said that Israeli strikes had killed at least 82 people

since Tuesday evening.

Open AI will buy I.O., a hardware company trying to create a gadget for the AI era.

It was co-founded by Sir Johnny Ive, who designed Apple's iPhone.

He will work with the generative AI firm but will not become an employee.

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