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Guterres urges Israel to stop W Bank raids

NEW YORK, Aug 29 (BBC/AFP): The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, urges Israel to stop its operation in the West Bank, saying it is "fuelling an already explosive situation".Israel began what it called a "counter-terrorism operation" in four areas of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with at least...

China, US will plan Biden-Xi call in coming weeks

BEIJING, Aug 29 (AP): Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.Sullivan's first trip to China...

Kamala campaign hires Egyptian American lawyer

MARYLAND, Aug 29 (Reuters): Kamala Harris' campaign for US president has hired an Egyptian American lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security official to help lead outreach to Arab American voters who hold sway in some states that could help decide the Nov 5 election, the campaign said on Wednesday.Brenda...

Russia faces 'difficult fight' to retake Ukraine-held area

MOSCOW, Aug 29 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount a counteroffensive to try to retake territory in the Kursk region captured by Ukrainian troops, but Russian forces will encounter "a difficult fight," Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday.Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance...

Forest fires edge closer to Athens

ATHENS, Aug 29 (AFP): With the smell still lingering in its suburbs after Greece's worst wildfire this year, floods and pollution now threaten Athens, experts say.Thousands were forced to flee their homes as the massive blaze raged out of control for three days towards the capital earlier this month, swallowing...

News in Brief -2024-08-30

Record wildfires push Canada into topfour CO2 emitters in 2023OTTAWA, Aug 29: Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year, according to a study Wednesday that also cast doubt on its forests' future ability to capture and store significant amounts...