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Russia launches first combined aerial assault on Kyiv

KYIV, Nov 13 (AFP): Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said.The broadside came as Washington and Seoul echoed warnings from Ukraine that North Korean troops had begun...

India's top court bans 'bulldozer justice' as punishment

MUMBAI, Nov 13 (BBC): India's Supreme Court has said that authorities cannot demolish homes merely because a person has been accused of a crime and has laid down strict guidelines for any such action.The ruling comes in response to a number of petitions seeking action against authorities using demolition as...

Huthis attack US warships with drones, missiles

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AFP): Yemen's Huthi rebels targeted two US destroyers with drones and missiles as they transited the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but the warships defeated the attacks, the Pentagon said Tuesday.The Huthis began striking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, part of the...

No ground for indirect talks with US: Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 13 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday that communication channels with the United States were still open, a week after Donald Trump was elected president."The communication channels between us and the Americans still exist," Abbas Araghchi said on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet meeting."We have differences with...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon leave 23 dead

BEIRUT, Nov 13 (BBC): At least 23 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on two houses in central Lebanon where displaced families were reportedly living, the Lebanese health ministry says.Fifteen people, mostly women and children, were killed in Joun and eight others were killed near Baalchmay. Both villages...

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024

PARIS, Nov 13 (AFP): Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research Wednesday that found no sign the world was moving away from fossil fuels.Nations gathering in Azerbaijan for crunch UN climate talks have pledged to "transition...