A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza has entered its second phase despite unresolved disputes between Israel and Hamas over alleged ceasefire violations and issues unaddressed in the first stage.

The collapse of a highway construction crane killed two people near Bangkok, with a Thai minister saying the building firm was also involved in a crane failure the day before that left 32 dead.

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has announced the launch of the second phase of a US-brokered plan to end Israel’s war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

US President Donald Trump said he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action.

Veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is preparing his defence against sexual abuse and human trafficking allegations by two women ex-employees, celebrity magazine Hola! reported.

Greenland’s residents expressed a mix of anxiety and relief after a meeting was held in the White House between officials from the United States, Denmark and the island at the centre of US President Donald Trump’s focus.

Germany will send 13 soldiers to ‌Greenland on Thursday as part of a reconnaissance mission with other European nations, the German government and defence ministry said on Wednesday, following demands by President Donald Trump ‍for Washington to have control of the island.

Some personnel have been asked to depart the United States’ Al Udeid military base in Qatar, two diplomatic sources told AFP on Wednesday, with the Gulf state saying “regional tensions” were behind the move.

A criminal complaint filed by two former employees of veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias accuses him of “human trafficking” and sexual crimes, according to advocacy groups.

Dozens ‍of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Wednesday, as authorities in Iran crack down on one of ‌the biggest ever waves of protest against the Islamic Republic’s clerical rule. US President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting, saying help is on the way.

Nigeria has hired a US lobbying firm to help maintain US support and counter what it has called misinformation by Christian Evangelical groups and other US lobbyists about what its government is doing to protect Christians in the country.

The Israeli military said it had killed six militants in an updated toll from an exchange of fire in Gaza the day before, accusing them of violating the ceasefire in the territory.

Iran’s judiciary chief vowed fast-track trials for suspects arrested over a wave of protests, which the authorities have dismissed as “riots”, state television said.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting a ride-share driver, according to Los Angeles police.

US senators have introduced a bill aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from seizing NATO territory, including the self-governing Danish island of Greenland.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iranians should continue nationwide protests and take over the country’s institutions as authorities there cracked down on mass demonstrations.

US President Donald Trump’s administration is ending temporary protected ‌status for thousands of Somalis in the United States, Fox News reported on Tuesday, requiring them to leave by 17 March.

A military escalation between the United States and Iran would have grave consequences for the region, Qatar said on Tuesday after Washington threatened strikes in response to a government crackdown on protests in the Islamic Republic.

At least 648 protesters have been killed in the crackdown by Iranian security forces on a protest movement that has shaken the Islamic republic, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said on Monday, warning the actual toll could be far higher.

The US ‍State Department said on Monday it has revoked more than 100 000 visas since President Donald Trump took office last year, ‌setting what it said was a new record as his administration pursues its hardline immigration policy.

Uganda’s opposition leader told AFP on Monday that he would call for protests if President Yoweri Museveni rigs this week’s election and said he would welcome an intervention by the United States.