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Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in achieving peace at an early date, as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing.
Nov 17, 2025
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - Australia's Climate Minister Chris Bowen launched a last-ditch blitz Monday to host next year's UN climate summit, saying his country was fighting hard to beat a rival bid from Turkey.
Nov 17, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - The death toll from three landslides that hit Indonesia's Java island since last week has risen to 18, with more than 30 people missing, a disaster official said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2025
Taipei (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Monday that China had severely impacted regional peace in its row with Japan, which was sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan.
Nov 17, 2025
Ankara (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - The Kurdish militant PKK said Monday its forces had withdrawn from a key border area in northern Iraq in a move aimed at shoring up the peace process with Turkey.
Nov 17, 2025
Moscow (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - The Russian army is operating in six African countries, state TV reported in a rare high-profile acknowledgement of the extent of Moscow's official military presence on the continent.
Nov 17, 2025
New York (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics - but how much is too much?
Nov 17, 2025
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - An IS-aligned jihadist group Monday claimed it had killed a Nigerian brigadier general leading the fight against militant groups in the volatile Lake Chad region.
Nov 17, 2025
Damascus (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - Syria intends to hand over jihadist fighters from China's Uyghur minority to Beijing, two sources told AFP on Monday, but the foreign ministry in Damascus denied the report.
Nov 17, 2025
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 - COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for a rapid compromise among countries very much at deep odds.
Nov 17, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is ready to organise the event alone if there is no agreement on sharing the event, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday.
Nov 16, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - A volcano in southern Japan erupted early Sunday sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall.
Nov 16, 2025
Bogota (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - Seven minors were killed this week in Colombian military airstrikes against an alleged drug-running armed group in the country's southern Amazon region, the national ombudsman's office said Saturday.
Nov 16, 2025
Tehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported.
Nov 16, 2025
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years.
Nov 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 - The US Justice Department on Wednesday defended lethal military strikes on suspected drug traffickers, brushing aside charges they may amount to extrajudicial killings that merit legal prosecution.
Nov 16, 2025
