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COP29 reveals world's most polluting cities amid fossil fuel frustration

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov 15 (AP): Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence.Nations at U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan are trying to set new targets to...

Xi, Biden attend Asia-Pacific summit, prepare to meet

LIMA, Nov 15 (AFP): US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election victory.Biden and Xi are due to hold talks Saturday, in...

Trump promises to end wars with a 'strong military'

PALM BEACH, United States, Nov 15 (AFP) : US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a "strong military", as he repeated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between...

Musk met Iran UN ambassador on defusing tension under Trump: NYT

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AFP): Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported Thursday.The newspaper quoted anonymous Iranian sources as describing the meeting between...

N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones

SEOUL, Nov 15 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported Friday, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.Pyongyang first unveiled its attack drones in August, with experts saying the capability may be attributable to the...

The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AP): Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms.Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks...

UK scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea

LONDON, Nov 15 (AFP): UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said on Friday.Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it flew over the North Sea on Thursday, the ministry said."At...

Hamas official says 'ready' for Gaza ceasefire, urges Trump to 'pressure' Israel

JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (AFP): A senior Hamas official said Friday that the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel to "end the aggression"."Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and...