Israeli strike on Palestinian camp kills 13
SIDON, Nov 19 (AFP): Lebanon said an Israeli strike on Tuesday night on a crowded Palestinian refugee camp in the country's south killed at least 13 people, as Israel said it struck a Hamas compound.The group denied it had military installations in Palestinian camps in Lebanon and called Israel's claims...
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20 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine
KYIV, Nov 19 (BBC/Reuters): At least 20 people have been killed including two children in a Russian drone and missile attack on the western city of Ternopil that hit two blocks of flats, Ukrainian officials say.Another 66 people were wounded, 16 of them children, police said, in one of the...
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Brazil pushes for early COP30 climate deal
BELEM, Nov 19 (Reuters): Brazil said on Tuesday it still expects to land a deal on some of the most contentious issues at the COP30 climate summit ahead of schedule, but conceded there were still wide gaps between countries on issues like fossil fuels.The two-week summit in the Amazon city...
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US Congress orders Epstein files release
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (AFP): US lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for releasing government files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after President Donald Trump dropped his opposition to opening the books on a scandal that has roiled politics, law enforcement and the country's elite.The president had put allies in Congress under intense...
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Saudi prince 'knew nothing' about journo's murder,, says Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (AFP): US President Donald Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Tuesday over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting the kingdom's de facto ruler "knew nothing" about the murder as he wooed him at White House.The United States and Saudi Arabia approved a civilian...
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