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COP28: Several climate records shattered in 2023 owing to extreme weather - UN
According to the UN, record-high global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and higher-than-usual sea level rises are among the climate records broken.
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Israel resumes military operations in Gaza as truce expires
The resumption of fighting dashed hopes for an extension of a seven-day truce that had seen dozens of hostages freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoner releases by Israel.
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Hamas open to truce extension as expiry nears
The militant group said it was willing to extend the truce further, but there was no sign early on Friday morning of whether the two sides would reach terms to extend the halt in fighting for an eight day.
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Biden meets Angolan leader as US aims to counter China in Africa
China is making major inroads with infrastructure, investment, loans and other drives to enhance its presence on the continent.
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2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN
The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving 'a trail of devastation and despair'.
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UK's Cameron and Blair hail Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died on Wednesday aged 100.
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Day-long extension of Israel-Hamas truce agreed
The announcement came hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Wednesday night, and with growing pressure for an extension of the pause.
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Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100
It said that Kissinger's family would hold a private funeral, with a memorial service to take place later in New York, where Kissinger grew up after his Jewish family fled Nazi Germany.
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Musk regrets controversial post but won't bow to advertiser 'blackmail'
In a comment on X, Musk on 15 November called a post 'the actual truth' that said Jewish communities advocated a 'dialectical hatred against whites', which was criticised as echoing longtime conspiracy theory among white supremacists.
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Mediators race to extend Israel-Hamas truce as expiry looms
The six-day halt to fighting ends on Thursday morning local time, with a last group of hostages freed from Gaza overnight in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
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Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine
Russia launched a renewed bid to capture the war-battered town last month and analysts suggest Moscow's forces have made incremental gains, though at an enormous human cost.
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Full Gaza ceasefire urged as truce expiry looms
A current cessation of hostilities was scheduled to end early Thursday after a six-day pause in a conflict sparked by deadly Hamas attacks that prompted a devastating Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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After 17 days trapped in tunnel, India workers say hope kept them alive
The men were welcomed as heroes after being hauled through 57 metres (187 feet) of steel pipe on stretchers specially fitted with wheels late Tuesday, the culmination of a marathon engineering operation.
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Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to watch:
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Ukraine tells NATO it won't 'back down' in Russia fight
There are fears that a lack of adequate support from the West -- at a time that it is distracted by the Israel-Hamas war -- could end up forcing Kyiv to seek a compromise with Russian President Vladimir Putin from a position of weakness.
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Brazil's Lula, man on a mission at COP28: take rich world to task
Brazil believes that progress, plus its use of 89% clean electricity, gives it leverage heading into the COP28 talks in Dubai, which open Thursday.
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Five things to watch for at COP28 climate talks
Environmental activists say there's no doubt anymore that urgent collective action is needed to preserve a liveable planet.
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12 more Gaza hostages freed as mediators seek lasting truce
After a 48-hour extension of an initial four-day truce, a new group of 12 hostages was freed from Gaza on Tuesday, with 30 Palestinians released by Israel.
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All 41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days rescued
Relatives outside celebrated after previous hopes of reaching the men were repeatedly dashed by falling debris and the breakdown of multiple drilling machines, in a rescue operation the government said took place in "challenging Himalayan terrain".
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Indian rescuers on verge of bringing 41 trapped in tunnel out
Ambulances moved towards the mouth of the tunnel entrance, preparing to receive the men who have been trapped since a portion of the under-construction tunnel in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand collapsed.
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The 'rarely unified' blocs behind the COP28 climate talks
The COP28 begins on Thursday in Dubai and is meant to last 13 days, but climate negotiations often run past their official deadlines as countries haggle until the last minute to find a consensus.
