MOSCOW -- Relations between Russia and the United States are "on the verge of rupture," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.

Moscow has repeatedly warned that bilateral relations were on the brink of rupture, Ryabkov said, adding that U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House could lead to a change in U.S. foreign policy. (Russia-U.S.-Relation)

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GAZA -- A Palestinian young man was killed on Monday by Israeli army gunfire east of Gaza City, said Palestinian sources.

Local sources and eyewitnesses said that the Israeli army stationed near the separation fence east of Gaza City opened fire on a group of young men who returned to check on their homes a day after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor -- a strip of land that bisected Gaza from north to south. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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BUCHAREST -- Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday, stating that he will step down on Wednesday.

"To spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from this crisis ... I am resigning from the position of President of Romania," Iohannis said at a press conference at the Cotroceni Palace. (Romania-President-Resignation)

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ISLAMABAD -- Five terrorists were killed during an operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the counter-terrorism department (CTD) of police said on Monday.

The CTD personnel conducted an intelligence-based operation in Karak district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists in the area, CTD officials told the media. (Pakistan-Counter Terrorism) Enditem

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