The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report, published on Monday to coincide with the launch of the 30th annual UN Climate Change conference (COP) in Brazil, that weather-related disasters caused about 250 million people to…
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UK pro-Palestinian commentator set to be released from US detention, his family says
LONDON (Reuters) -British pro-Palestinian commentator Sami Hamdi, who is being held by U.S. immigration authorities, is set to be released, his family said on Monday, a fortnight after he was detained midway through a national speaking tour.
U.S….
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Is war one of the biggest threats to the world’s climate? | Climate Crisis
Speaking at this year’s COP30 in Brazil, UN chief Antonio Guterres called the inability to limit global warming to 1.5C (2.7F) a “deadly moral failure”.
But does the same apply when it comes to protecting the environment in…
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Ukraine anticorruption agency alleges $100m energy kickback scheme | Corruption News
Ukranian president promises accountability after anticorruption bureau announces probe into alleged Energoatom scheme.
Ukraine’s anticorruption agency has launched an investigation into an alleged $100m kickback scheme involving Energoatom, the…
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Gaddafi’s youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention
Hannibal Gaddafi, the youngest son of the deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been released by Lebanon after nearly 10 years in detention without trial.
The Lebanese authorities seized Mr Gaddafi, now 49, in 2015, accusing him of…
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Trump May Have Won The ACA Subsidy Battle, But He May Lose The War
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Progressives are fuming over the decision by eight Senate Democrats to support a bill to reopen the…
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COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for unity to tackle climate crisis | Climate News
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the 12-day climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem.
Published On 10 Nov 2025
The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference (COP30)…
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Netanyahu says Iran remains a threat but was diminished in war
“We crushed Iran’s axis of evil. We distanced and neutralized the dual threat from Iran—the nuclear threat and the ballistic threat alike,” Netanyahu told the Knesset amid growing criticism from opposition lawmakers.
“This is a real…
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Syria to join coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meeting
Syria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking a shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East, a senior Trump administration official confirmed to CBS, the BBC’s US media partner.
The announcement came as…
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Syria signs cooperation declaration with Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, minister says
(Reuters) -Syria recently signed a political cooperation declaration with the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, the Syrian information minister said in a post on X post on Monday.
“The agreement is political and until now contains no…
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