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A federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump from restricting birthright citizenship.

In February, a district court issued a nationwide hold on Mr. Trump's attempt to

revoke the policy. Last month, the Supreme Court, in effect, sided with Mr. Trump, saying that

lower courts could not issue such universal holds. In response, activists filed a class action

lawsuit that applies to babies who would have

been denied citizenship. The European Union struck a deal with Israel to expand humanitarian aid to

Gaza, including a substantial increase in food trucks entering the enclave.

Earlier, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 15 people who had been waiting for medical supplies near a clinic in Gaza.

Israel said it had been targeting a militant

and that it was reviewing the incident.

Britain and France announced they would pilot a program that aims to deter migrants from entering Britain illegally.

Under the scheme, Britain would return to France migrants who attempt to cross the English Channel in small boats.

In return, it would grant an equal number of people

asylum via a safe route. The two countries also agreed to coordinate the use of their nuclear

weapons. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, survived a no-confidence

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