Trump heads to Asia and high-stakes meeting with Xi
US President Donald Trump embarks on a major trip to Asia this week with all eyes on a meeting with...
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Norway’s wealth fund to enlist AI for managing climate risks
Oslo, Norway -- Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Wednesday that it would incorporate artificial intelligence tools into its investment analysis...
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Thousands of Kurds demonstrate on Lausanne treaty centenary
The demonstrators marched through the Swiss city in opposition to the 1923 treaty, while organisers urged the international community to...
- Kurdistan Cultural Centre in Lausanne said the treaty "enacted the separation of the Kurdish people between four states -- Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria
- We demand an apology from Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into four parts, said protester Munevver Gok, 56, a housewife living in the Netherlands
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Rockets, shells kill at least 20 civilians in Sudan
According to lawyers and medics, rocket fire on residential areas of one of Darfur's main cities and shelling near hospitals...
- Ravaged by brutal conflict in the early 2000s, Darfur has seen some of the worst of violence since fighting erupted in mid-April
- Hundreds of thousands of people displace by the war live on the land between the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers
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G20 nations fall short of common plan on fossil fuels
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India on Saturday failed to agree...
- The failure to reach agreement in Goa comes despite G7 leaders agreeing in Hiroshima in May to "accelerate the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels".
- G20 host nation India is itself only pledging to reach net zero by 2070, 20 years later than the commitment made by many other countries.
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Israeli reserve troops warn government over judiciary overhaul
JERUSALEM- More than 1,100 Israeli air force reservists -- including fighter pilots -- threatened to suspend volunteer service as protests...
- At least 1,142 air force reservists declared their intention to suspend volunteer service if parliament passes the bill next week.
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government unveiled in January the plans to limit the judiciary's powers.
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Arab-Indian Chamber of Commerce to be unveiled soon
NEW DELHI, INDIA - A Joint Arab-Indian Chamber of Commerce is to be “activated” soon. This was announced in the...
- This was announced in the “Delhi Declaration” at the conclusion of the sixth India-Arab Partnership Conference in New Delhi
- Setting up of the Chamber was decided during an earlier session of the India-Arab Partnership Conference held in Muscat
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Israeli army shoot Palestinian dead in occupied West Bank
NABLUS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said on Saturday,...
- Fawzi Mukhalifa, 18, "was killed by the occupation (Israeli) bullets in the town of Sebastia" late on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
- The army said troops had responded to "a car ramming attempt by firing towards the suspects who were in the vehicle. The driver was neutralized".
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UAE plays an active role in shaping better future for societies, says minister
NEW DELHI, INDIA – The UAE is committed to playing an active role in global efforts to shape a better...
- The UAE is also committed to enhancing human resources’ contribution to sustainable development.
- The minister applauded all G20 members for “their dedication and commitment to the objectives and vision of the forum.”
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Suspect identified in UN personnel’s killing in Yemen, says official
DUBAI, UAE - Authorities in Yemen have identified a suspect in the killing of a World Food Program official in the...
- Moayad Hameidi, the head of the UN food agency's office in Taez, was killed in a shooting on Friday in the nearby city of Turbah.
- Taez is controlled by the government but is surrounded and blockaded by areas under Houthi control.
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Nations look to sign deep sea mining rules by 2025
The member nations of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea...
- The ISA Assembly and its 167 member states next week will discuss a "precautionary pause" in mining, supported by about 20 countries
- Scientists believe deep sea mining can destroy habitats and species that may still be unknown but are potentially vital to ecosystems
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Bahrain and US assert commitment to freedom of maritime navigation
Dubai, UAE-- Bahrain and the US have reaffirmed their commitment to freedom of navigation in international waters. They reiterated the...
- Both the countries noted the importance of safe passage for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and denounced acts putting freedom of navigation at risk
- They also pledged to combat climate change through the deployment of clean energy sources and innovations such as carbon-capture technologies
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Turkey opposition pushes for early polls as Swedish reporter jailed
Istanbul, Turkey -- The Turkish opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by...
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‘Day of funerals,’ Gazans mark grim Eid under Israeli strikes
At dawn, many Gazans gathered across different parts of the territory to offer traditional morning Eid prayers, an AFP correspondent...
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First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes seconds after blast-off
Oslo, Norway -- The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched...
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Trump says Iran faces ‘bad, bad things’ if no nuclear deal after Tehran responds to a letter from him
"I sent them a letter just recently, and I said: you have to make a decision, one way or the...
- Trump in 2018 pulled the United States out of an agreement to relieve sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear program
- Tehran has refused to negotiate directly with Washington under these circumstances, but has held out the possibility of indirect talks
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Pro-Palestine rallies held in many countries on Quds Day
Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations were launched in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic, which has...
- Crowds gathered in the streets of Tehran after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian people to protest against "the enemies' tricks".
- Thousands also gathered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in demonstrations described by the rebels' TV channel as "the largest in the Arab Islamic world".
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Iran says it has responded to Trump’s nuclear talks letter
Iran has sent a response to a letter from US President Donald Trump that called for nuclear talks and warned...
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asked by reporters on his plane over the Caribbean whether the US has received the letter, said: "I'm not going to comment on that yet."
- He said that the United States had expected there to be a response and "obviously at that point, the president will decide what steps if he any he wants to take next".