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UN climate chief slams opponents of fossil fuel phase-out at COP28
Talks intensify over calls to phase out fossil fuels, as oil producers led by Saudi Arabia put up tough resistance.
Why is Pakistan’s top court probing the 1979 hanging of former PM Bhutto?
The Supreme Court will hear a plea to reassess the legality of the manner in which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged.
US fighter jet crashes into waters off South Korea
The pilot of the US military plane, the latest to crash in the Asia Pacific region, has been rescued.
African mediators claim progress in latest effort to end war in Sudan
Regional body IGAD says it secured a commitment from warring parties to implement ceasefire and dialogue over conflict.
Israel continues to pound Gaza as it warns war could continue for ‘months’
Israeli air strikes and tanks continue to hammer all areas of Gaza, offering Palestinians no haven from the violence.
UN warns of massive funding shortfall as global crises mount
The international institution warns humanitarian aid sector facing funding crisis amid conflict and climate emergencies.
Nearly 300 killed in Gaza in 24 hours as Hamas, Netanyahu trade threats
Hamas warns no captives would leave Gaza alive unless demands met while the Israeli PM asks the group to surrender.
Could an Israeli designated safe zone in Gaza become another ‘death zone’?
Rights groups criticise Israeli move to displace Palestinians to a tiny and barren area.
Iran begins trial of Swedish EU employee accused of ‘spying for Israel’
Johan Floderus, arrested at Tehran airport in April last year, charged with operating through US and European projects.
Violence escalates between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah amid Gaza assault
Hezbollah fires explosive drones and missiles at Israeli positions as Israeli strikes hit several south Lebanon areas.
‘A hand here, a head there’: Israeli warplanes kill dozens in central Gaza
About 45 members of Nisman family, who sheltered displaced relatives, targeted in latest Israeli attack.
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA
The International Energy Agency warns against lack of progress in limiting the global warming amid divisions at COP28.
Tensions rise as two more boats with over 300 Rohingya land in Indonesia
Since November, more than 1,500 refugees have arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province, triggering anger among the locals.
Iran’s Mohammadi slams ‘tyrannical’ regime in Nobel Prize speech from jail
Imprisoned Nobel laureate denounces Iranian government in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech read by her children.
Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’
Addressing the Doha Forum, Ayman Safadi says Israel's operation in Gaza meets the 'legal definition of genocide'.
Israel cannot carry out ‘collective punishment’ of people in Gaza: Lavrov
Speaking at the Doha Forum, the Russian foreign minister calls for international monitoring of the situation in Gaza.
Victims of Argentina’s dictatorship see step backward in Milei’s presidency
Critics accuse Javier Milei’s running mate, Victoria Villarruel, of denying atrocities that killed up to 30,000 people.
Deadly tornadoes sweep through US state of Tennessee
Recovery operations are under way as multiple tornadoes leave behind death and devastation in Nashville area.
Palestinian families kept apart by Israeli ‘rules’ mourn loved ones in Gaza
Palestinians in the West Bank can barely visit family in Gaza, now they fear loved ones will die before they see them.