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Nepal is seeking climate justice and an initial $20 million in support from the UN Loss and Damage Fund after devastating floods and debris flows struck Nepal and Tibet on August 26, 2026. More than 1,300 people have been killed and over…
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The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome has been postponed until October, a US official said Friday, delaying talks that Washington had expected to take place in early September. Although the Rome meeting will not…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to “a war against Russia,” while insisting that Moscow does not pose a threat. “They say they are considering how to send…
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The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines were brought to a port near the resort town of Coron in Palawan on Saturday, as the country’s coast guard warned that the death toll from the disaster could rise further.…
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At least 24 students were killed in a fire in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday, according to the rebel administration that controls the city. M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said 19 girls and five boys were among…
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US President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about going to war with Iran, even as the conflict’s impact on oil and gas prices threatens to become a major political issue ahead of the November midterm elections. “I don’t believe in the…
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Chants of “Charlie, Charlie” erupted at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday as party members paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was assassinated a year ago. The usually boisterous crowd…
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it had disrupted multiple state-sponsored surveillance operations that misused its AI models, warning that governments and state-aligned groups are increasingly turning to AI to…
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The death toll from a fire that broke out aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship at a Chinese port has risen to 25, including five people who were initially reported missing, Chinese state media said. The blaze erupted on Thursday aboard the…
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President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult US citizen if Republicans win control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking at the Republican Party’s first…
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