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Pay or face disaster: UN Chief
Geneva [Switzerland], November 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to "pay...

New UK target for 81% emissions cut by...
London [UK], November 13: The UK Prime Minister says Britain will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035.

Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah
Jerusalem [Israel], November 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed...

Trump taps Stefanik to be UN Ambassador
New York [US], November 13: Donald Trump has chosen Republican Representative Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the...

15 inmates killed in Ecuador prison fight
Quito [Ecuador], November 13: At least 15 inmates have been killed and 14 more injured in a fight at a...

Moldova formally protests alleged Russian election meddling
Chisinau [Moldova], November 13: Moldova has handed a note of protest to the Russian ambassador to Chisinau over alleged interference...

Drone attack causes fire in fuel depot in...
Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], November 13: A fire broke out in a fuel depot in Stary Oskol, a city in the...

President-elect Trump lining up Marco Rubio and Kristi...
Washington [US], November 13: Two Florida lawmakers known for their tough stances towards China are in the running for senior...

Germany set for early elections on Feb 23...
Berlin [Germany], November 13: Germany is set to head to the polls on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor...

At least 35 killed after car ploughs into...
Beijing [China], November 13: At least 35 people have been killed and 43 more injured after a man drove into...

North Korea signs off on military cooperation treaty...
Seoul [South Korea], November 13: North Korea has signed off a treaty with Russia calling for a "comprehensive strategic partnership,"...

Pakistan introduces new smog measures
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 13: Pakistani has introduced new measures to control toxic smog after a United Nations' warning that more...

Spain faces more rain as search continues for...
Madrid [Spain], November 13: Spain's national weather service issued renewed storm warnings for much of the country for Tuesday to...

Anti-corruption rally held against Serbian govt after accident
Belgrade [Serbia], November 13: Thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade on Monday evening, media...

International Criminal Court prosecutor under investigation
Hague [Netherlands], November 12: ICC National Council of State Parties chair Paivi Kaukoranta said an external investigation into Mr Khan...

Global Summit of Religious Leaders concludes in Baku
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 12: The Global Summit of Religious Leaders concluded today as part of the 29th session of the...

Scientists uncover a misunderstanding about Uranus
New York [US], November 12: In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the...

Finland dismisses 'Finlandisation' model for Ukraine
Helsinki [Finland], November 12: Forcing neutrality onto Ukraine will not bring about a peaceful solution to the crisis with Russia,...

Japan PM Ishiba survives parliament vote
Tokyo [Japan], November 12: Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader.

Church of England leader Welby urged to quit...
London [UK], November 12: Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the global Anglican church, faced mounting...

North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 12: North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries'...

Ukraine rushes to reinforce east amid Russian advances
Kiev [Ukraine], November 12: Ukraine says its hard-pressed military is battling 50,000 troops inside Russia's Kursk region while also scrambling...

Haiti to replace prime minister as security crisis...
New York [US], November 12: Haiti will name entrepreneur and former senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime to replace Prime Minister...

Trump announces immigration hardliner Thomas D Homan as...
Washington [US], November 12: US president-elect Donald Trump has named immigration hardliner Thomas D Homan as his administration's "border czar"...

Putin, Trump did not speak, says Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], November 12: US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not speak on the phone last...

Schools reopen in Spain's Valencia region; 32 still...
Madrid [Spain], November 12: Parts of Spain's Valencia region that were hit by heavy downpours and severe flooding almost two...

Ukraine's military experts warn of catastrophe in Kurakhove
Kiev [Ukraine], November 12: In light of the intense Russian attacks near Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine, a catastrophe threatens the...