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Thu, December 7, 2023 | 03:30

UN slams COP28 'posturing' as fossil fuel debate sizzles

UN slams COP28 'posturing' as fossil fuel debate sizzles

UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday accused nations of 'posturing' at the COP28 talks in Dubai, raising the temperature on negotiators sparring over the thorny issue of fossil fuels.

World | 2023-12-06 21:14

Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project

Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project

Italy has formally withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign up, a government source said Wednesday.

World | 2023-12-06 21:08

Putin visits Saudi Arabia, UAE as Ukraine war grinds on

Putin visits Saudi Arabia, UAE as Ukraine war grinds on

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a trip Wednesday to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hoping to shore up support in the Mideast from two major oil producers allied to the U.S. as his war on Ukraine grinds on.

World | 2023-12-06 21:01

Nikki Haley's getting buzz, but faces tough math to beat Trump

Nikki Haley's getting buzz, but faces tough math to beat Trump

Nikki Haley is having a moment: The 2024 Republican presidential candidate is seeing a swell in media coverage, new interest from big-dollar donors and increasing chatter that she is poised to make a real run at Donald Trump.

World | 2023-12-06 20:32

Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war

Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war

Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in a bloody new phase of the war.

World | 2023-12-06 16:06

Liz Cheney weighs third-party US presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy

Liz Cheney weighs third-party US presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy

Republican former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of ex-President Donald Trump who co-chaired the congressional probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said she is weighing a third-party bid for the White House in 2024.

World | 2023-12-06 11:19

Teachers, students in China advised to not go to school while ill

Teachers, students in China advised to not go to school while ill

China's educational authorities have called on schools nationwide to enhance disease monitoring, while advising students and teachers with fever or cough to seek timely and scientific medical treatment and not to come to school while sick, as the country continues to witness a surge in respiratory illness this winter.

2023-12-06 11:05

Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza

Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in southern Gaza on Tuesday, prompting a U.N. warning of an 'even more hellish scenario' as fighting pushes civilians into a steadily shrinking area of the besieged territory.

World | 2023-12-06 10:20

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

The U.S. on Tuesday began imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Washington officials said, after several appeals for Israel to do more prevent violence by Jewish settlers.

World | 2023-12-06 10:19

Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza

US funds for Ukraine's Russia defense nearly gone, White House warns

US funds for Ukraine's Russia defense nearly gone, White House warns

The United States is running out of time and money to help Ukraine fight its war against Russia, White House officials warned on Monday.

World | 2023-12-05 14:54

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