Trump talks Gaza policy with Blair, Kushner
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): President Donald Trump was presiding over a policy meeting on the Gaza war on Wednesday with input from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Trump Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, a senior White House official said.Trump, top White House officials, Blair and Kushner...
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Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress in N America
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (AFP): Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) annual report uses satellite data to assess levels of particulate matter...
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Putin, Kim to attend Chinese parade
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure.No Western leaders will be among the 26...
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At least 14 people killed
KYIV, Aug 28 (AFP): Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including three children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed Moscow's rejection of peace negotiations.Russia has rained down aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities despite...
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Sanctions would affect IAEA coop, says Iran
TEHRAN, Aug 28 (AFP): Iran on Wednesday said cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog would be affected in the event that Britain, France and Germany trigger snapback sanctions outlined in a moribund 2015 deal."If this action is taken, the path of interaction that we have now opened with the International...
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Israeli forces raid site near Syria capital
DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (AFP): Israeli forces conducted an airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian state media reported.Israel has not confirmed the raid, but Defence Minister Israel Katz said its forces operate "in all combat zones" to ensure the country's security.If verified,...
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