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Top-level US-Iran peace talks to begin at Swiss resort with Hormuz in spotlight
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Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 170 arrested

New South Wales police said 170 protesters were arrested on Sunday for refusing to move from the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle.
24 November 2024, 05:55 AM

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

The US is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic recognition
24 November 2024, 04:23 AM

Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen

Gains could include some 3,400 jobs and three billion dollars in tax revenue for the surrounding counties, according to a study by the council.
24 November 2024, 04:17 AM

Trump's mass deportation plan could end up hurting economic growth

US authorities estimate that there are around 11 million unauthorized people living in the United States, the vast majority of whom come from Mexico.
24 November 2024, 04:07 AM

Canada apologizes to Indigenous group for 'mass killing' of sled dogs

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree delivered the apology in Nunavik, in northern Quebec province.
24 November 2024, 04:00 AM

Main points of the $300 billion climate deal

Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku
24 November 2024, 03:36 AM

World approves $300b for poor nations in climate deal

Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy historic polluters pay poorer countries to take action against global warming
23 November 2024, 22:53 PM

Poor nations stage walkout at cop29

The world’s most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference yesterday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open.
23 November 2024, 18:43 PM

Sectarian violence: Fresh clashes kill 32 in Pakistan

Around 300 families yesterday fled sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan as fresh sectarian clashes killed another 32 people.
23 November 2024, 18:01 PM

US says committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve “dire” conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.
23 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Wayanad by-poll: Priyanka Gandhi wins big in her electoral debut

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won a resounding victory in the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll, setting the stage for her maiden appearance as a member of the Lok Sabha
23 November 2024, 13:08 PM

BJP's infiltration-from-Bangladesh plank falls flat in Jharkhand

The results of the assembly election in Jharkhand, where an alliance led by regional party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, stormed back to power, have rebuffed main challenger Bharatiya Janata Party’s aggressive campaign on the polarising plank based on alleged infiltration from Bangladesh
23 November 2024, 12:36 PM

Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say

EU, US, others willing to raise goal after earlier deal panned
23 November 2024, 07:19 AM

Kenya drops over $2.5b of Adani deals after US indictment

Kenyan President ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected to award control of the country's main airport to India's Adani Group
23 November 2024, 03:42 AM

US reports first bird-flu case in a child

A child in California has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu infection, authorities said Friday
23 November 2024, 03:11 AM

Fears for Gaza hospitals as fuel and aid run low

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that hospitals have only two days' fuel left before they must restrict services
23 November 2024, 02:17 AM

Trump names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief

Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary
23 November 2024, 02:08 AM

Monitor raises toll in Israel strikes on Syria’s Palmyra to 92

A Syria war monitor said yesterday that Israeli strikes on the city of Palmyra this week killed 92 pro-Iran fighters, after a United Nations representative said they were likely the deadliest to date.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Ballistic missile strike on Ukraine a warning to West

The Kremlin said yesterday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the West that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and Britain to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Climate Finance: Poorer nations offered $250bn a year in draft deal

​​​​​​​The COP29 climate summit presidency released a draft finance deal yesterday that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer nations - a proposal that drew criticism from all sides.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM