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US puts pressure on UNSC to adopt Trump's Gaza peace plan

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 14 (AFP): The United States on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer "grave" consequences."Attempts to sow discord now -- when agreement...

Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy world

HOOR, Sweden, Nov 14 (AFP): In a cottage nestled deep in a Swedish forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia.The project arose from the observation that for many tourists, Sweden's appeal...

Fossil fuel lobbyists out in force at Amazon climate talks: NGOs

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 14 (AFP): Lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry have turned up in strength at the UN climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon, an NGO coalition said Friday, warning that their presence undermines the process.A total of 1,602 delegates with links to the oil, gas and coal...

Modi's coalition set for big win in a key state election

NEW DELHI , Nov 14 (UNB): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is headed to win a key state election in a vote seen as a crucial test of Modi's popularity in one of the country's poorest yet most politically influential states.Partial results Friday from the Election Commission of...

Germany unveils debt-laden budget, relief measures

BERLIN, Nov 14(AFP): The German parliament's budget committee has approved revised 2026 spending plans that include even higher debts than originally thought, lawmakers said Friday, as the government gears up for an investment splurge.Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition partners also agreed further measures late Thursday aimed at helping Europe's...

Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 14 (AP): Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway.Iran did not immediately acknowledge...

Four from Afghan-based group arrested over Pakistan bombing

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov 14 (AFP): Pakistan said Friday it had arrested four members of a cell over this week's suicide bombing in Islamabad, which the government said was led from Afghanistan.The Tuesday attack outside court buildings was claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...

Japan says Taiwan stance 'unchanged', urges 'peace and stability'

TOKYO, Nov 14 (AFP): Japan said Friday that its position on Taiwan has not changed, amid a spat with Beijing following comments from hawkish new premier Sanae Takaichi about a possible attack by China on the self-ruled island."Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are important not only for Japan's...

US announces new military operation in Latin America

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (AFP): US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday a military operation to "remove narco-terrorists," amid growing concerns that a US naval build-up in Latin American waters could presage land strikes and a wider conflict."Today, I'm announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR," Hegseth posted on X. "This mission defends our...