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AFP/APP Brussels, Belgium: EU countries will seek Thursday to settle on an emissions-cutting plan to present at a key UN climate conference in Brazil, as internal divisions threaten the bloc’s long-standing role as a global leader on…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip, Palestinian: Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Thursday morning killed 12 Palestinian guards securing aid trucks in southern parts of the territory. Seven guards were killed in a strike in…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will take effect early Wednesday, marking a significant shift in the conflict. The ceasefire, which was approved by Israel's security…

AFP/APP United Nations: Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the United Nations agency for children warned Tuesday in an annual…

AFP/APP Baku:The United Nations climate chief, Simon Stiell, has called on delegates at the COP29 summit to “cut the theatrics” as negotiations remain stalled over a critical climate finance deal. The summit, hosted in Azerbaijan, has…

AFP/APP New York: Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, in an effort to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington,…

AFP/APP Manila: Hundreds of Filipinos have fled their homes as Typhoon Man-Yi approaches the Philippines, further compounding the devastation from recent storms. Typhoon Usagi caused severe flooding in northern Luzon, leaving…

News Desk Baku: At the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global experts emphasized the need for mobilizing international climate finance, with a focus on…

AFP/APP Baku: The United Nations has issued a dire warning regarding the Paris climate agreement's goals, stating that they are "in great peril" as 2024 is on track to break new temperature records. The UN’s World Meteorological…

AFP Washington: The United States announced on Friday the deployment of additional military assets to the Middle East, including ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bomber aircraft, as a warning to Iran amid ongoing…