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December 1, 2023 9:31 AM

COP28 Summit: Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

BEIRUT. Somali aid worker Hasan Mohammad Sirat has almost no tools at his disposal to tackle the devastating effects of extreme weather in his war-torn country, where floods this year have followed hard on the heels of a severe drought. "We are tryi...

December 1, 2023 6:47 AM

COP28 Inaugurates with Historic Fund Capitalization and Unprecedented Climate Pledges on Day One

Dubai, November 30: In a historic start to COP 28 in Dubai, world leaders and negotiators convened to celebrate unprecedented achievements, setting an optimistic tone for ambitious climate action. The conference, hosted in the United Arab Emirates, w...

November 30, 2023 2:44 PM

Humanitarian aid keeps arriving in Gaza Strip with coordination of int’l organizations

Trucks with life-saving humanitarian aid have kept arriving in the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing as the initial four-day truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for another two days on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, a c...

November 30, 2023 1:20 PM

UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday held a meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People during which the UN Deputy Secretary-General and others called for peaceful resolution to the Palest...

November 30, 2023 11:08 AM

Myanmar Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military

Myanmar’s junta chief said on Wednesday “foreign experts” were helping ethnic minority armed groups in their widespread offensive against the military along the northern border with China. Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan St...

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...

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