Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel faces isolation over Gaza war
The meeting comes days after Trump unveiled a 21-point plan aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory during...
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Faced with Russian threat, NATO flexes military muscle in North Sea
NATO flexed its muscles in the North Sea this week in a display of military might, as Russia allegedly tested...
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Gaza cancer patients fly to Turkey for treatment
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 27 patients had been flown to Turkey from Egypt, along with 13 companions, without specifying...
- Two planes carrying the patients, many of them children, landed at Ankara airport
- Turkey has sent material for field hospitals, ambulances and generators to Egypt to treat civilians
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Iran urges UN to deliver aid quickly in desperate Gaza
"The amount of humanitarian aid sent to Gaza is very small and almost zero, and it is necessary for the...
- The Iranian foreign minister said the amount of humanitarian aid sent to Gaza is very small and almost zero.
- Trucks carrying the first delivery of fuel to Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7 crossed from Egypt Wednesday.
UN says greenhouse gas emission reach all time high in 2022
The UN's World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and...
- Such levels of heat-trapping gases will mean further temperature increases, more extreme weather and higher sea levels.
- The global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15C above the 1850-1900 average, with 2023 likely to be the warmest year on record.
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Biden, Xi set for high-stakes summit
San Francisco, US - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will try to prevent the superpowers' rivalry spilling...
- With tensions soaring over issues including Taiwan, sanctions and trade, the leaders of the world's largest economies are expected to hold at least three hours
- The 80-year-old Biden held out an olive branch to Xi, 70, on the eve of the talks, insisting that the United States was "not trying to decouple from China"
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Erdogan calls Israel a ‘terror state’ before his Germany visit
ANKARA, TURKEY - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Israel a "terror state", stepping up his condemnation of the...
- The Turkish leader took a more nuanced line immediately after Hamas's October 7 cross-border attacks.
- Health officials in the Hamas-run territory say more than 11,300 people, also mostly civilians, have been killed in Gaza.
Business
Alstom to cut 1500 jobs
Alstom said it aims to cut debt by 2 billion euros by March 2025.
- Alstom posted last month a negative cash flow of 1.15 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in the first half of its fiscal year.
- The group said it was working on a "comprehensive operational, commercial, and cost efficiency plan" to reinforce its balance sheet.
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Dubai plans bigger airport as passenger traffic continues to increase
"Once we've reached about 120 million (passengers a year), which is what we think our total capacity at DXB (Dubai...
- Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said designs were being drawn up for Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be built on the city's outskirts
- Third-quarter traffic was 22.9 million, the highest since 2019, taking 2023 numbers so far to 64.5 million, nearly 40 percent higher than the same period in 2022.
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UN appalled by Israeli military raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital
UNICEF's executive director Catherine Russell, on a rare visit to the Palestinian territory by a top UN official, said she...
- Just hours after receiving its first wartime delivery of fuel from outside Gaza, the UN warned Wednesday its operations in the territory were facing collapse.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the killing "of women, of children, of babies" in the Israel-Hamas war must stop.
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US renews waiver allowing Iraq to buy Iranian gas
Due to US sanctions against Iran, Baghdad cannot pay Tehran directly for its gas. Baghdad's unpaid bills to Tehran for...
- A US official said Iraq can use its own funds to "render payment for Iranian electricity imports into restricted Iranian accounts in Iraq"
- In order to force Baghdad to pay its arrears, Tehran regularly suspends its gas supplies, which are essential for Iraq's power stations
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Almost all oil and gas producers developing unneeded fields: NGO
Germany's Urgewald, along with 50 other NGOs, analyzed the investment plans of 1,623 companies involved in the oil and gas...
- The Global Oil and Gas Exit List (GOGEL) said that of the 700 companies that produce oil and gas, 96 percent plan to develop new fields
- The report said that 1,023 companies plan infrastructure projects for the transport of fossil fuels, such as pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals
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Gaza rescuers say 80 killed in Israeli strikes
Gaza rescuers said at least 80 people were killed in Israeli bombardment across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as Israeli...
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Trump presses Syria leader on Israel after lifting sanctions
US President Donald Trump landed in Doha Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalise with Israel...
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Trump welcomed grandly as Saudis invest big in US arms
Under imposing chandeliers, Trump welcomed a promise by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who effectively rules the kingdom due to...
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Al Jazeera says allowed to resume work in Palestinian territories
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - Al Jazeera's Ramallah bureau chief said on Monday the news channel could resume working in the...
- The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) ordered the suspension of the Al Jazeera's broadcasts on January 1, accusing it of incitement
- The channel had aired footage of what appeared to be Palestinian security officers entering the network's office in Ramallah and handing over the suspension orders
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Israel hits Gaza hospital in raid Hamas says killed journalist
Israel's military said it struck a Gaza hospital housing militants, in a raid on Tuesday that, according to Hamas, killed...
- The strike, which Hamas said happened at dawn, ended a brief pause in fighting to allow the release of a US-Israeli hostage
- The Israeli military said that "significant Hamas terrorists" had been "operating from within a command and control centre" at Nasser Hospital
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Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive
In the days before the trip, the White House has played an instrumental part in hammering out a ceasefire between...
- Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi are expected to roll out the red carpet with a lavish royal welcome for the 78-year-old billionaire
- Iran is likely to feature prominently during the visit, following a fourth round of talks in Oman over the weekend