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November 23, 2023 9:01 AM

UN adopts Bangladesh’s resolution on Natural Plant Fibres

The United Nations has unanimously adopted Bangladesh's flagship resolution, 'Natural Plant Fibres and Sustainable Development'. The resolution, adopted at UN headquarters New York on Tuesday, urged member states to champion sustainable production, c...

November 22, 2023 5:01 PM

Israeli military strikes targets in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military struck areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday (November 22), as cross-border hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continued. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties. The strikes came a day after eight people ...

November 22, 2023 5:20 PM

Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel

Rescuers hope to drill through the last third of the debris blocking a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas by early on Thursday to reach 41 workers trapped for ten days, an official said, so long as there are no new hurdles. The men have been s...

November 22, 2023 4:50 PM

EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels

The European Parliament called on Tuesday (November 21) for a global deal at the U.N. COP28 climate summit to phase out fossil fuels, aiming to add pressure on countries to tackle CO2-emitting oil and gas. The push by European Union lawmakers comes ...

November 22, 2023 3:38 PM

Pakistan’s top court accepts Imran Khan’s plea for bail

 Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets. The former cricket star is...

November 22, 2023 2:57 PM

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia says 5 killed by US strikes

Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia said five of its members were killed in its stronghold of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad, in U.S. strikes that Washington said were in response to attacks by Iran-aligned militias against its forces in the region. T...

 

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