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Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school

An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp currently sheltering displaced families, medics said on Saturday.

November 17, 2024 8:52 am
 

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War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president: Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president.

November 17, 2024 7:40 am
 

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COP29 stalls amid global tensions

This year’s U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight.

November 16, 2024 4:46 pm
 

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US judge strikes down Biden overtime pay rule

A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.

November 16, 2024 3:37 pm
 

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Argentina seizes Nazi-era weaponry

Argentine police arrested a man in Buenos Aires who possessed a large number of vintage Nazi weapons decorated with Third Reich symbols from Adolf Hitler’s infamous regime, officials said on Friday.

November 16, 2024 2:28 pm
 

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Border town stands amid conflict

Since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fled their homes because of the fighting. But the residents of one town right in the combat zone have decided to stay.

November 16, 2024 1:20 pm
 

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COP29 urged to find $1 trillion

Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable, as political tensions overshadowed the talks and Argentina on Thursday pulled its delegation from Baku.

November 16, 2024 12:30 pm
 

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COP climate talks need reform

A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual U.N. COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit.

November 16, 2024 11:50 am
 

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A trillion dollar question - fossil fuel subsidies

Governments around the globe are plowing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher energy costs, but that comes at a fiscal burden, creates inefficiencies, and hampers the goal of reducing overall usage.

November 16, 2024 10:40 am
 

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Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region.

November 16, 2024 9:35 am
 

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Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'

Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.

November 16, 2024 8:30 am
 

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Biden to meet Korea and Japan leaders

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Japan and South Korea’s leaders on Friday as they seek to preserve their diplomatic progress ahead of a new Trump administration that many fear could upend alliances worldwide.

November 16, 2024 7:50 am

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