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Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, who is being touted as a possible candidate for the presidency, is a man with a tough mission following an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that relies heavily on his troops deploying in the south.
Nov 29, 2024
The Hague (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - The world's top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a legal blueprint for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases - and what the consequences are if they do not.
Nov 29, 2024
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition.
Nov 29, 2024
Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Chad's announcement that it is ending military cooperation with France wrongfooted the African country's former colonial masters, adding to a series of French setbacks in the Sahel, experts said Friday.
Nov 29, 2024
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements.
Nov 29, 2024
Paiporta, Spain (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Angry residents protested and lit candles in memory of victims on Friday as Spain marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed 230 people.
Nov 29, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Saudi Arabia will host the COP16 UN conference on land degradation and desertification next week as the top oil exporter pitches itself as an environmental defender despite criticism of its role at climate talks.
Nov 29, 2024
N'Djamena (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Chad's decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region.
Nov 29, 2024
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2024 - Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi.
Nov 29, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - Taiwan said Friday it 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.
Nov 29, 2024
Kampala (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 - The death toll from landslides which hit several villages in eastern Uganda rose to 20, with more than 100 still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said Friday.
Nov 29, 2024
Bamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 - Mali's ruling junta on Thursday said it had arrested six terrorists over their alledged involvement in a jihadist massacre on the capital Bamako in September.
Nov 28, 2024
Dakar (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter.
Nov 28, 2024
Madrid (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 - Spain's leftist government on Thursday approved a paid climate leave of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed 230 people.
Nov 28, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 - A new study dispels concerns about stagnating crop yields, showing that global agricultural productivity has grown consistently since the 1960s. John Baffes of the World Bank and Xiaoli Etienne of t
Nov 28, 2024
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 - The death toll from flooding triggered by intense rains in western Indonesia has risen to 27, after a landslide buried vehicles, a rescue official said Thursday.
Nov 28, 2024
