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Xi Jinping warns Blinken against ‘vicious competition’ between US & China: ‘We should be…
President Xi Jinping warned America’s top diplomat that the US shouldn’t target or oppose China, as the world’s largest economies wrapped two days of talks spanning thorny disputes on trade and Beijing’s support for Russia’s war machine.…
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Rain in El Niño years may have become 10-40% heavier due to climate crisis: Study
Heavy rainfall events in El Niño years like the one in Dubai, other parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Oman on April 14-15 may have become 10-40% heavier due to climate crisis, according to a rapid analysis of climate researchers…
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court
New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ‘s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing…
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France threatens new sanctions against West Bank settlers
France is considering extending sanctions on Israeli settlers behind violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said he spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.
The two leaders “firmly…
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China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China on Friday urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a “downward spiral” between the two powers as talks opened in Beijing.
Blinken, paying his second visit to the rival country in less than a…
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‘Feel ashamed looking towards Bangladesh’: PM Shehbaz Sharif laments Pakistan’s condition
Commenting on Bangladesh's economic growth, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday noted how ‘East Pakistan’, “once considered” a burden on the country, made tremendous strides in industrial growth.
During an interactive…
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Lula’s South American summit plan unlikely in tense region, diplomats say
A diplomatic crisis in Ecuador and uncertainty over Venezuela's political future have divided South American nations and killed enthusiasm for a summit that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying to convene, diplomats in…
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WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday…
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Harvard protests mount as tensions spread over Israel-Hamas
Students at Harvard University escalated their campus protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict, mirroring actions that have erupted at Columbia, Yale and NYU.
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates gathered on Wednesday to demonstrate against the…
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Paradigm shift needed to meet massive needs of people in Gaza, UN Security Council hears
The UN said on Wednesday that if it is to avert the threat of famine and meet the massive humanitarian needs of the civilian population in Gaza in a safe and secure manner, a paradigm shift is needed.
This will require scaling up of…
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