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November 28, 2023 3:50 PM

Lebanese media reports Israeli shell hit south Lebanon

Lebanese media reported that an Israeli shell struck the outskirts of a town in south Lebanon on Tuesday, hours after a temporary truce between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel was extended for two days. A spokesperson for the Israeli army sai...

November 28, 2023 3:02 PM

Iran, Iraq call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Iran on Monday called for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as the four-day truce between Hamas and Israel entered its final day. At a press briefing in Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani demanded an end of the ongoing co...

November 28, 2023 12:21 PM

Blinken to visit Israel, West Bank, UAE this week to continue Gaza diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the West Bank and the United Arab Emirates this week, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, as Washington aims to press for more humanitarian aid for Gaza and help secure the release of al...

November 28, 2023 11:11 AM

What’s the plan for this year’s COP28 climate summit?

Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's U.N. climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change, including whether to phase out fossil fuels and how to finan...

November 25, 2023 5:23 PM

Chinese military holds training drills near Myanmar border after convoy fire

China's military will begin "combat training activities" from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The...

November 25, 2023 5:46 PM

Humanitarian aid begins to enter Gaza as pause takes effect

Humanitarian aid has begun to enter Gaza through the Rafah Border Crossing since a truce came into effect Friday. Under mediation by Qatar and Egypt, Hamas and Israel on Wednesday reached a four-day humanitarian cease-fire agreement, starting from F...

November 24, 2023 9:29 AM

COP28 in the UAE: First-ever global stocktaking and varied initiatives aligned for Climate Summit

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) looms as the United Arab Emirates prepares itself to host this monumental event in Dubai. Set to kick off from November 30 to December 12, the organizers have...

November 23, 2023 3:49 PM

Int’l community welcomes temporary ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

The international community has welcomed a temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, and called upon relevant parties to reach a permanent ceasefire and to resume peace talks on the basis of the two-s...

November 23, 2023 3:11 PM

Gaza ‘most dangerous place in the world to be a child’ – UNICEF

The Gaza Strip is the "most dangerous place in the world to be a child," the head of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday (November 22). UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell told the U.N. Security Council that more th...

November 21, 2023 4:54 PM

India advocates for sovereign, independent state of Palestine at UN, opposes violence

India advocates for the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine living within secure and recognised borders side by side at peace with Israel, India's Permanent Representative to t...

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