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The United Nations' top court next week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation…
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Kolkata, Around 180 films from 29 countries will be screened at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival , its chairman Goutam Ghose said. He said France will be the focus country, with 21 films from the European nation to be screened…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to Florida on Friday for a dinner with Donald Trump at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate, as the incoming US leader promised tariffs on Canadian imports. The unannounced meeting came at…
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The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia’s defense chief, the North’s state media reported Saturday.A Russia military delegation led by Defense Minister Andrei…
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Taiwan said Friday it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing. The figure was the highest in more…
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Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions.” The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray,…
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Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline. South Korea is hosting the fifth…
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Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession and refuse budgetary grants until 2028. The country’s…
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Many of Donald Trump’s incoming cabinet members and other political appointees received bomb threats, a transition team spokeswoman claimed on Wednesday, November 27. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet…
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