BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, will attend two meetings in China from November 11 to…
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Russia temporally closes Moscow airports due to possible drone attacks
MOSCOW, Nov. 11, (Xinhua/GNA) — Aviation authorities temporarily closed Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo international airports in the Moscow region on Sunday, due to potential…
Dutch court overturns landmark Shell emissions ruling
Amsterdam, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – British oil and gas giant Shell does not have to drastically reduce its carbon dioxide emissions as previously ruled, an appeals court…
Host president insists oil is ‘gift of God’ in COP29 speech
Baku, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – The UN Climate Change Conference host, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on Tuesday launched into a defence of his country’s fossil fuel resources,…
Guterres: World in ‘final countdown’ to 1.5 degrees Celsius
Baku, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned world leaders that time is running out in the fight against climate change. “We are…
6 killed, 23 injured in Russian strikes on cities in southern Ukraine
KIEV, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least six people were killed and 23 others injured, in overnight strikes on the cities of Mykolayiv and…
Chad’s army kills 96 Boko Haram militants in clearance operation
YAOUNDE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 96 Boko Haram militants were killed and 11 others injured, in a clearance operation conducted by Chadian…
Populists in new Lithuanian cabinet despite international protests
Riga, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Lithuania’s Social Democrats, winners in the October 27 elections, on Monday signed a three-party coalition deal in Vilnius that includes the new…
Trump names immigration hardliner as ‘border czar’
Washington, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – US president-elect Donald Trump has named immigration hardliner Thomas D Homan as his administration’s “border czar” to oversee the planned mass deportation…
Israel announces expansion of humanitarian zone in Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – A designated “humanitarian zone” in the Gaza Strip is to be expanded and will include field hospitals, water and medication provision,…
Schools reopen in Spain’s Valencia region, but 32 still missing
Madrid, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Parts of Spain’s Valencia region that were hit by heavy downpours and severe flooding almost two weeks ago were returning to normal…
Greta Thunberg: UN Climate Conference in Baku ‘mere greenwashing’
London, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out at the annual UN Climate Change Conference being held in Baku this year as a “dark…
‘Substantial outcome’ needed at Baku COP29 talks, climate chief says
Baku, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations Climate Change Conference began in Azerbaijan on Monday with a warning that global negotiators gathered in Baku must make…
Summit of Arab and Islamic countries held in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Nov. 11, ( dpa/GNA) – Representatives from more than 50 Arab and other Islamic countries are coming together for a summit in Saudi Arabia on Monday.…
Sudan denies U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian delivery
PORT SUDAN, Nov. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Sudanese government on Saturday, denied U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian aid delivery to those affected by the…
Putin approves comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with DPRK
MOSCOW, Nov. 10 (Xinhua/GNA) — Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has signed into law, a treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with the Democratic People’s Republic…
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill at least 23 war refugees in one house
Tel Aviv, Nov 10, (dpa/GNA) – A total of 38 people were killed on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes, in different areas of Lebanon, the…
Moscow sees ‘positive signals’ from Trump election
Moscow, Nov 10, (dpa/GNA) – Donald Trump’s election as US president, sends out “positive signals,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on Sunday.…
Israel kills Gaza commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Tel Aviv/Gaza, Nov 10, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military says it has killed Mohammed Abu Sakheil, the military leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
Humanitarian crisis continues to worsen in Haiti: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — The humanitarian crisis in Haiti continues to worsen, largely due to the persistent violence, a UN spokesperson said…