30-plus nations oppose COP30 draft over fossil fuel omission: Colombia
BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 21 (AFP): More than 30 countries have co-signed a letter opposing Brazil's draft proposal at the UN climate conference because it fails to include a roadmap phasing out fossil fuels, the Colombian delegation told AFP on Thursday.COP30 was scheduled to end Friday evening, after a dramatic blaze...
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China unleashes 'wolf warriors' in diplomatic duel with Japan
BEIJING, Nov 21 (Arab News): Chinese diplomats airing hawkish views, or "wolf warriors" as they are known, have returned to the global stage, drumming up criticism of Japan's prime minister in countries that suffered from its military actions during World War Two.A fortnight after new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told...
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15 workers killed in Pakistan boiler explosion
LAHORE, Nov 21 (Arab News): A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 15 workers and injuring seven others, police said.The explosion took place at the industrial facility in Faisalabad, a city in Punjab province, local administrator Raja Jahangir said. He added that...
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US judge moves to halt Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters): A federal judge on Thursday moved to halt President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., a temporary legal setback to Trump's efforts to send the military to American cities over objections of local leaders.US District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former...
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in West Bank
JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Agencies): Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead.Forces shot Sami Ibrahim Mashaikha, 16, and Amr Khaled Al-Marboua, 18, in Kfar...
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Nobel laureate Machado will be 'fugitive' if she leaves Venezuela
CARACAS, Nov 21 (AFP): Venezuela's attorney general told AFP Thursday that Nobel laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be considered a "fugitive" if she travels to Norway to accept the peace prize.Machado, who says she is in hiding in Venezuela, has expressed an intention to travel to Oslo...
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Global pressure forces Myanmar junta to crack down on scam centres
NAYPYIDAW, Nov 21 (Reuters): A day after Myanmar's junta leader visited the southeastern city of Hpa-An last week, two sources said army officers met members of a powerful local militia with a directive: they had to suppress burgeoning scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border immediately.Online scam operations along the frontier...
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Indian Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow, killing pilot
NEW DELHI/DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters): An Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed in a ball of fire in front of horrified spectators during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, and the Indian Air Force said it was setting up a court of inquiry to investigate the cause.Video from...
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