Hamas demands opening of Gaza crossings after UN famine declaration
Hamas called on Friday for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the lifting of the Israeli siege...
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US senators push for improved press access in Gaza
Washington, United States - A group of 17 US Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday...
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US commits US$55bn to Africa over next three years: W.House
One day before President Joe Biden hosts 50 African heads of state as Washington vies for influence in the continent,...
- Jake Sullivan said the details on $55 billion support to Africa would be revealed during the coming three days of bilateral and multilateral talks
- Biden also intends to name veteran US diplomat Johnnie Carson to work full time with African nations to implement the goals that emerge from the summit
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Saudi Crown Prince meets Jordanian PM in Riyadh
Earlier on Monday, Jordanian-Saudi ministerial meetings were held to discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields.
- Earlier on Monday, Jordanian-Saudi ministerial meetings were held to discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields
- The two sides also reaffirmed their joint keenness to leverage available and joint opportunities in various fields
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Rotterdam port ‘drowning in cocaine’ as gangs become stealthier
A record of nearly 70 tons of the drug was intercepted in 2021, up 74 percent from a year before,...
- The cocaine is usually hidden in containers, or sometimes underneath ships in openings below the water line where they are then recovered by divers.
- Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has deplored the fact that the port city is "drowning in cocaine", and condemns the violence that accompanies the drug trade.
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China begins WTO dispute against US chip export curbs
Beijing, China—China has filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization over US restrictions on chip exports, Beijing's commerce ministry said...
- The United States in October announced new export controls aimed at restricting China's ability to buy and manufacture high-end chips with military applications
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden pledged to repair frayed relations at a summit in Bali, Indonesia last month
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Libyan accused of Lockerbie bombing charged in US court
The judge presiding over the hearing in a US District Court in Washington read the 71-year-old Masud the charges and...
- Masud, who allegedly worked as an intelligence operative for the regime of Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, faces three counts related to the bombing
- Federal prosecutors said they did not intend to seek the death penalty but Masud could face life in prison if convicted
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Second protest-related execution carried out in Iran
Paris, France—Iran on Monday executed a second man convicted over the protests that have shaken the regime for almost three...
- The latest execution came with global outrage still reverberating after Iran on Thursday carried out the first execution linked to the protests
- Iran's use of the death penalty is part of a crackdown that Olso-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) says has seen the security forces kill at least 458 people
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Yemen war has killed or maimed over 11,000 children: UN
Hundreds of thousands have died since, either as a result of fighting or indirectly through unsafe drinking water, disease outbreaks,...
- About 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, one quarter of them aged under five, and most are at extreme risk from cholera, measles and other diseases
- Yemen's war broke out in 2014 and quickly saw Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize the capital Sanaa, prompting Saudi-led forces to intervene to prop up the government
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Erdogan urges Putin to ‘clear’ Kurd forces in northern Syria
Erdogan told Putin in a phone call on Sunday that is was "important to clear the (Kurdish fighters) from the...
- President Erdogan has been threatening to launch a new military incursion into northern Syria to push out Kurdish forces.
- Both Moscow and Washington have been putting diplomatic pressure on Ankara not to launch a new ground campaign.
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UN says right environment policies can generate 20 million jobs
“It is critical that as we scale up the use of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) we make sure we do not...
- Nature-based solutions aim to protect, restore, and sustainably manage waters and marine ecosystems.
- New Green Jobs for Youth Pact, launched by ILO and UNEP at COP27, aims to create one million new green jobs.
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Activists warn a toothless UN nature pact will fail
The UN meeting, called COP15, running from December 7 - 19, bringing together nearly 5,000 delegates from 193 countries to...
- Implementation mechanisms are at the heart of the Paris agreement on the fight against global warming, in the form of "nationally determined contributions"
- The current text on biodiversity only "urges" countries to take into account the conclusions of a global review in four years' time
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Hamas demands opening of Gaza crossings after UN famine declaration
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Six months of bloodshed: the Gaza war in numbers
At least 33,175 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel's campaign of retaliation for the October...
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Iran offers no response to Israeli strike, if US-secures Gaza truce: report
The Damascus airstrike targeted the Iranian consulate, resulting in the death of IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi and several other...
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Trump increasingly ambiguous on Israel amid Gaza war
At the start of Israel's war with Hamas in October, Donald Trump loudly presented himself as the key US ally's...
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Air Arabia Egypt marks its first flight to Istanbul
CAIRO, Egypt – Air Arabia Egypt on Sunday commenced its first non-stop flight from Cairo International Airport to Sabiha Gökçen...
- Upon arrival at Istanbul, the flight was greeted with a water cannon salute and a welcome ceremony.
- The newly added route will connect both cities with a frequency of three weekly flights.
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Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of...
- In a sign of the importance of the issue, the cases have all been treated as priority by the Grand Chamber of the ECHR.
- All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.
‘Terrible’ Israel-Hamas conflict ‘must end’: UK’s Sunak
The British government on Friday called for "utmost transparency" and a "wholly independent review" into the killing of seven aid...
- Sunak said the children of Gaza needed a "humanitarian pause immediately, leading to a long-term sustainable ceasefire"
- The British government, meanwhile, said a Royal Navy ship would be deployed to help get more aid into Gaza