Strong chance average warming will top 1.5C in next 4 years
GENEVA, May 28 (AFP): The United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70 percent chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark.The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels of warming after the two hottest years ever recorded...
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UN blasts new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza
GAZA CITY, May 28 (AFP): The UN on Wednesday condemned a US-backed aid system in Gaza after 47 people were injured during a chaotic food distribution, where the Israeli military said it did not open fire at crowds.The issue of aid has come sharply into focus amid a hunger crisis...
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Zelensky proposes three-way meeting with Trump, Putin
KYIV, May 28 (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as he seeks to force Moscow to halt its three-year-long invasion.Russian President Putin rejected calls to meet Zelensky in Turkey earlier this month and the Kremlin has said a meeting...
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Six perish as migrant boat capsizes
MADRID, May 28 (AFP): Four women and two girls died after their migrant boat capsized shortly before reaching safety in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday, emergency services said, the latest tragedy on the perilous route.Emergency services in the Atlantic archipelago said rescuers supported by a helicopter were working to save...
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US suspends foreign student visa processing
WASHINGTON, May 28 (AFP): The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticized Wednesday by China.President Donald Trump's administration is seeking unprecedented control over leading US universities, including revoking foreign student visas and deporting...
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