Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tells UN no role for Hamas in state
Abbas, who addressed UN General Assembly by video after the US took the unusual step of denying him a visa...
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‘A child killed every hour’: UN humanitarian chief slams impunity in face of Gaza ‘horror’
After nearly two years of war, Israeli military operations have killed at least 65,419 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the...
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Oman revives CO2-busting mangroves as climate threat lurks
Oman, a minor oil producer compared with its neighbours the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, is moving quickly in...
- The country of 4.5 million people has become the Gulf's centre for mangrove restoration and preservation
- Mangrove habitats can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a faster rate than forests
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Thai FM travels to Qatar, Egypt for Hamas hostage talks
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Monday his government was working hard to get Thai citizens home. About 30,000 Thais were...
- More than 230 hostages are being held by Hamas in Gaza, according to the latest Israeli figures
- Thai FM is traveling to meet Qatari leaders to discuss the situation of Thai nationals being held hostage
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Gaza ceasefire will not happen: Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister said ceasefire would amount to surrendering to the Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas and said that the international...
- Netanyahu said that Israel would "fight until this battle is won"
- The health ministry in Gaza says at least 8,306 people have been killed
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Russia points fingers at ‘external’ forces behind anti-Israel riot
Moscow, Russia - Russia on Monday blamed "external interference" for an anti-Israel riot that closed an airport in the Muslim-majority region...
- "Yesterday's events at Makhachkala airport are, to a large extent, the result of external interference," Kremlin spokesman said.
- Russian police on Monday said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming the airport, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel.
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UN warns of Syria danger and Israel-Hamas ‘spillover’
United Nations - The United Nations on Monday warned that Syria was at its "most dangerous" point in a long...
- Syria has "seen growing instability and violence, exacerbated by the lack of a meaningful political process," Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria said.
- "On top of the violence emanating from the Syrian conflict itself, the Syrian people now face a terrifying prospect of a potential wider escalation," Pederson said.
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COP28 wide open to private sector, says climate talks chief
ABU DHABI, UAE - Upcoming UN climate talks in Dubai will be open to the private sector on an unprecedented scale,...
- Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president has consistently tried to frame the climate crisis as an economic opportunity.
- He said about 70 ministers and 100 delegations are attending the two-day talks, more than double the usual number.
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India pledges to free its ex-navy men on death row in Qatar
India's navy chief, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, told reporters on Monday that "every effort" was being made by the government...
- Indian media report the eight -- among them former high-ranking and decorated officers, were arrested in Doha in August 2022
- The eight men were employees of Al Dahra, a Gulf-based company that offers "complete support solutions" to the aerospace, security and defense sectors
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Meta releases advertisement-free plan for users in Europe
"To comply with evolving European regulations, we are introducing a new subscription option in the EU, EEA (European Economic Area)...
- Meta said European users can subscribe for a fee of 9.99 euros ($10.50) a month on the web, or 12.99 euros on mobile phones using iOS and Android systems
- The company has taken the decision after a series of tougher European Union rules intended to rein in big tech, including the General Data Protection Regulations
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Britain grants 27 new oil and gas exploration licenses in North Sea
London, United Kingdom - Britain on Monday awarded 27 new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea as...
- The Conservative government has argued that drilling for new oil and gas is necessary to bolster Britain's energy security.
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently softened policies aimed at the UK achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Israeli tanks breach Gaza City, warplanes bomb key highway
"Dozens" of tanks entered the Zaytun district for over an hour, witnesses told AFP, saying they were "firing at any...
- Hamas on Monday released a video it said showed three women from the hostages it seized on October 7, whom Israel says number around 239.
- Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati told AFP on Monday he was working to ensure his country would not enter the war.
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Turkey, Israel must ease tensions in Syria: analysts
Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears...
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Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
New Delhi, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will...
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Hamas says Gaza truce talks pointless as Israel wages ‘hunger war’
Hamas on Tuesday dismissed as pointless ceasefire talks with Israel, accusing it of waging a "hunger war" on Gaza, where...
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OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company
San Francisco, United States - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday said the company behind ChatGPT would continue to be...
- The issue had become a serious point of contention for the artificial intelligence trailblazer, with major investors demanding the change to better guarantee returns
- But AI critics worried about the dangers of pursuing big profits on such powerful technology without the oversight of a nonprofit board of directors who acted in society's interest
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Israel cabinet approves plan for Gaza ‘conquest’
Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that...
- It comes as the United Nations and aid organisations have repeatedly warned of the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground, with famine looming again
- The Israeli official said the expanded operations "will include, among other things, the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the holding of the territories
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Trump eyes Erdogan’s help to end Ukraine war
NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its Black Sea neighbors since the Russian invasion...
- Trump said on his Truth Social network that Erdogan had also invited him to visit Turkey and that the Turkish leader would be meeting him in Washington
- "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous, but deadly, War between Russia and Ukraine ended -- NOW!" Trump posted