Who’s attending COP28 in Dubai — and who’s giving it a miss?
Modi, Sunak, Macron and multiple Middle Eastern leaders are there. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are likely skipping it.
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Meta shuts 4,800 accounts over alleged China-based influence operation
Tech giant says it has dismantled five China-based networks of fake accounts so far this year.
Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks
Mediators Qatar and Egypt push for further extension to pause in hostilities as deal holds for a week.
Palestine advocates decry MSNBC’s cancellation of Mehdi Hasan news show
Channel president says change aims to put network in 'better position' for the 2024 US elections, The Hill reports.
OPEC+ agrees voluntary oil production cuts
Saudi Arabia, Russia and other members of OPEC+ agreed to voluntary output cuts for th first quarter of 2024.
‘Country of promises’: Brazil’s struggle to lead climate policy at COP28
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is slated to helm Brazil’s largest-ever delegation, but he faces criticism at home.
Relief as Thai hostages return home amid fears for those still held in Gaza
Group of 17 Thai nationals return from a total of 23 who have been released by Hamas, with nine still captive in Gaza.
Iran rapper Toomaj Salehi rearrested days after release on bail
Salehi was first arrested after publicly backing anti-government protests over Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.
Shane MacGowan, poetic, hard-charging frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65
MacGowan won fame for incorporating traditional Irish ballads into Britain's punk scene in the 1980s and 90s.
Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist’
Russia's Supreme Court has issued a ban on the activities of the 'international LGBT movement' in the latest crackdown.
High-profile murders inspire calls for justice at Mexico’s ‘muxe’ festival
Members of Mexico’s third-gender community used their annual celebration to push for answers after two prominent deaths.
Pakistani girl killed after photos with boy’s arm around her go viral
The murder is the latest in a spate of more than 5,000 incidents since 2012 in which women have been killed.
Climate disaster fund approved at UN’s COP28 climate summit
UAE's Sultan Al Jaber calls to 'proactively engage' fossil fuel companies as part of the solution to climate challenges.
Henry Kissinger: 10 conflicts, countries that define a blood-stained legacy
The master of cold realpolitik left a legacy of destruction that is still playing out across the world.
Israel-Palestine war: ‘Ceasefire’ or ‘pause’, what have world leaders said?
Al Jazeera analysed hundreds of world leaders' speeches to see how language is shaping the conflict and its resolution.
COP28 Dubai: What were the gains of past five UN climate summits?
As COP28 commences in Dubai, here is a look at the major outcomes of the UN's last five COPs and where they stand.
A hard, bloody winter awaits Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, say experts
Neither side is ready to give up, and neither can win in the medium term, but negotiations could come next year.
‘We’re not here to beg’: Gaza residents’ anger over steep rise in prices
People hoping to buy essentials like food, warm clothes during the pause in Israel's bombing frustrated by price hikes.
Did India order the murder of a US Sikh separatist? Here’s what we know
A US Justice Department indictment suggests an Indian government official tried to mastermind the assassination.
‘Serious doubt’ Israel complying with international law: Spain’s Sanchez
Spanish prime minister says the situation in Gaza is 'unacceptable', has denounced indiscriminate killing of civilians.