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Will Israel try to force Gaza’s population into Egypt?
With most Gazans displaced and Israeli forces pushing deeper into the Palestinian territory, UN officials and Middle East leaders have raised the spectre of its residents being expelled to Egypt.
That scenario evokes dark historical…
‘Beginning of end’ for fossil fuels?
The world for the first time today approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels as UN negotiations in Dubai tackled the top culprit behind climate change, but at-risk countries said far more action was needed.
After 13 days of…
Pak court indicts Imran for leaking state secrets
A Pakistani court yesterday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, several media channels reported, delivering a fresh blow to the jailed leader's chances of contesting next year's federal elections.…
Gaza residents ‘running out of time, options’
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that the people of Gaza were "running out of time and options" as Israel's war against Hamas grinds on.
"They face bombardment, deprivation and disease in an…
Relief for UK PM Rishi Sunak as Rwanda bill passes first vote in Commons
Rishi Sunak narrowly avoided a major rebellion by rightwing Conservative MPs after they abstained on his controversial Rwanda bill but the prime minister faces further peril in the new year.
In a blow to Sunak’s authority, more than…
Key points of COP28 climate deal
After nearly three decades of dancing around the chief driver of global warming, UN climate negotiations in oil-rich United Arab Emirates yesterday called for the first time for the world to "transition away" from polluting fossil…
Russian missile strikes on Kyiv injure dozens
A volley of Russian missiles wounded dozens of people and damaged a children's hospital yesterday in the worst attack on Kyiv in months, officials said, as Ukraine pleads for Western military aid.
AFP journalists in the capital heard…
At least 288 people in UNRWA shelters were killed in Gaza since Oct 7
UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that at least 288 displaced people in its shelters in Gaza have been killed since October 7, the day Hamas militants attacked Israel.
It added in a post on X that 271 Palestinians…
Environmental campaigners ‘losing trust in COP’
Environmental campaigners are losing faith in the UN-led COP climate process after signs that a phase-out of fossil fuels may not be agreed in Dubai, a leading activist said yesterday.
Uganda's Vanessa Nakate, a Unicef Goodwill…
US imposes visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalans for ‘undermining democracy’
The US government announced measures on Monday to punish what it has described as anti-democratic moves by officials including Guatemala's top prosecutor that seek to annul the election won decisively by President-elect Bernardo…