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Jad Deeb, a volunteer of the Lebanese Popular Relief Association, prepares school clothes for displaced Lebanese children with one of his colleagues in their office in Beirut, Lebanon. Ali Khara for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ali Khara for NPR BEIRUT — It is Jad Deeb’s job to run toward the screams. Ever since Israel … Read more
French oil major TotalEnergies has halted investments in the Adani Group after the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate was engulfed in a crisis over an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme. The move, announced Monday, is the first major fallout from United States authorities’ decision to charge Adani’s billionaire chairman and founder Gautam Adani – one of the world’s … Read more
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani addresses the “Italy Ukraine business forum” in Rome, Nov. 20, 2024. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP ROME (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are meeting Monday, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East entering decisive phases and a certain pressure to … Read more
The Haaretz newspaper called the decision ‘another step in Netanyahu’s journey to dismantle Israeli democracy’. Israel has approved a resolution to cut ties with the Israeli news outlet Haaretz and ban government funding bodies from communicating or placing advertisements with the newspaper. The government said its decision was due to “many articles that have hurt … Read more
Israeli police bomb squad inspect the site after a missile fired from Lebanon hit the area in Petah Tikva, outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Nov. 24, 2024. Oded Balilty/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Oded Balilty/AP/AP BEIRUT — An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, … Read more
These were the key developments on the 1,004th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Sunday, November 24: Diplomacy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Italy, before the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Monday, to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Western allies should not put any … Read more
UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by climate change. The impacts often are felt most by poor countries that have contributed the least to global warming. Source link
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based violence and defended women’s reproductive … Read more
Rescue workers and people search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit central Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital … Read more
Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 32 people have been killed and dozens wounded in renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups in northwestern Pakistan, officials say. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock … Read more