International Court of Justice court paves way for climate reparations
The court said climate change was an "urgent and existential threat" and countries had a legal duty to prevent harm...
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Saudi investors’ delegation arrives in Syria, aims to invest billions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- A Saudi delegation of over 100 investors arrived in Damascus on Wednesday ahead of a conference...
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EU top diplomat bids to ‘reverse tensions’ on surprise Iran visit
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is set to travel to Tehran on Friday for a surprise visit that...
- Josep Borrel is due to meet Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials.
- News of his previously unannounced visit comes after Amir-Abdollahian said last week that Iran still believed the negotiations could succeed.
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Iran says ‘serious’ about reaching revived nuclear deal
Iran said Thursday that it remains "serious" about reaching a revived nuclear deal with major powers that end economic sanctions...
- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his country was serious about reaching a lasting agreement and called for similar realism from the US side
- Russia was a party to the original 2015 deal the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA that gave Iran relief from international sanctions in return for UN-monitored limits
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UN to hold Libya talks over parliamentary elections
The world body said it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to try to break...
- The world body said it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to try to break a deadlock on the rules for long-awaited elections
- Presidential and parliamentary elections, originally set for December last year, were meant to cap an UN-led peace process following the end of violence in 2020
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Tunisia ex-PM Hamadi Jebali arrested: lawyer
Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the...
- The arrest comes with Saied's opponents fearing a slide back to the authoritarianism seen under long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- Jebali led the Tunisian government from December 2011, a year after the start of the country's revolution, until his resignation in early 2013
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UN warns Internet shutdowns can have deadly consequences
Many governments refuse to acknowledge that they ordered any interference in communications, and sometimes put pressure on telecommunications companies to...
- The UN said "the dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns on the lives and human rights of millions of people are vastly underappreciated".
- The #KeepItOn coalition, which monitors shutdown episodes across the world, documented 931 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2021.
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UAE keen to create sustainable food systems in GCC: Minister
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has said UAE is keen to enhance efforts...
- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri was speaking at the 32nd Meeting of the GCC Agricultural Cooperation Committee.
- Participants at the meeting also discussed nontariff barriers and the GCC’s cooperation with Jordan and Morocco.
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Najib Mikati picked to form new Lebanon government
The 66-year-old billionaire, who had been widely expected to keep his job, secured 54 votes during parliamentary consultations, giving him...
- President Michel Aoun asked him to form a new government, a task analysts fear could take weeks, if not months, despite the economic emergency facing the country.
- His nearest rival for the post of prime minister-designate was former ambassador to the United Nations Nawaf Salam, who only received 25 votes.
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Tunisia trade unions chief rejects IMF conditions for bailout loan
The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for...
- IMF's regional chief Jihad Azour has said Tunisia "needs to urgently tackle its fiscal imbalances", replace generalized subsidies with transfers targeting the poor.
- But Noureddine Taboubi, head of powerful UGTT trade union confederation, rejected "the painful options they're talking about".
Kuwait dissolves parliament and heads to elect new government
Kuwait's crown prince announced Wednesday the dissolution of parliament and called for new elections amid escalating disputes between the legislative...
- The cabinet, the fourth to be formed in two years, resigned in April, three months after it was sworn in, but continued to act in a caretaker capacity
- Oil-rich Kuwait has been shaken by disputes between lawmakers and successive governments dominated by the ruling Al-Sabah family for more than a decade
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G7 summit to inflict more pain on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit in Germany will announce new measures aimed at pressuring Russia over its invasion of...
- The club of wealthy democracies is at the heart of a fierce economic and diplomatic campaign to punish Russia
- After attending the G7 summit, Biden will fly to Madrid for a summit of the NATO military alliance
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Pentagon confirms Houthis shot down drone off Yemen
The downing of the drone came the same day that the Houthi rebels targeted two US-owned merchant vessels as they...
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Dutch court upholds $50bn payment award in Yukos case
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - A Dutch court quashed an appeal by Russia in a record $50-billion case on Tuesday, paving the...
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WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...
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UN pauses aid in Gaza after food convoy attacked and looted
The World Food Program (WFP) resumed deliveries on Sunday after a three-week halt but its convoy "faced complete chaos and...
- UN's World Food Program said it was forced to pause the deliveries "until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions".
- It added that it was not a decision taken lightly because it "means the situation there will deteriorate further and more people risk dying of hunger".
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Global operation smashes ‘most harmful cyber crime group’
LONDON, UK - An international operation led by UK and US law enforcement has severely disrupted "the world's most harmful cybercrime...
- LockBit and its affiliates have targeted governments, major companies, schools and hospitals, causing billions of dollars of damage.
- LockBit's website -- selling services that allow people to organize cyber attacks and hold data until a ransom is paid appears -- was taken over.
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Israeli apartheid against Palestinians worse than in S.Africa: Pretoria
"We as South Africans sense, see, hear and feel to our core the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the...
- The South African representative said, "It is clear that Israel's illegal occupation is also being administered in breach of the crime of apartheid."
- He said South Africa had a "special obligation" to call out apartheid wherever it occurs and ensure it is "brought to an immediate end"