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India, China end Himalayan face-off

India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago.Troops who were eyeball-to-eyeball at two points on the frontier...

Competing visions for a warming world

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): "Drill, baby, drill" versus championing green energy: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer starkly opposing visions on climate, with the outcome of the US presidential race poised to shape the planet's warming trajectory.Neither candidate has outlined a comprehensive platform on climate, an issue that remains far...

Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India

KOLKATA, Oct 25 (AFP): Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India's east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on Friday.Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific -- are a regular and deadly menace in...

Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

APIA, Samoa, Oct 25 (AP): Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty.The Climate and...

Pakistani Taliban attack kills 10 police in northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 25 (AFP): Ten police were shot dead at a check post near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban."The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred, and seven were wounded during the...

Gaza rescuers say at least 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Yunis

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 25 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory's main southern city, killing at least 20 people.Fourteen people were killed in a strike that hit the home of the Al-Fara family, and...

More than 150 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - More than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat languished at sea for days, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and...