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Climate finance deal angers poorer countries
A finance deal reached at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan to help less-developed countries tackle climate change has been bitterly criticised for failing to meet the scale of the chall... Nov 24, 2024
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Small island nations threaten to leave COP29
UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan have reached a critical stage, but a resolution of the main sticking point - how much wealthier nations should pay poorer ones to help them... Nov 23, 2024
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Israel strikes central Beirut
Israeli airstrikes have flattened a residential building in the centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Leban... Nov 23, 2024
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COP29 talks go into overtime amidst wrangling
Rich and developing countries alike have criticised the draft climate agreement at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, which has now gone into overtime as wrangling continues. Newshour he... Nov 22, 2024
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Deadline for COP29 climate summit expires, with no sign of an agreement
A new draft of a global climate agreement at the COP29 summit proposes rich countries provide two hundred and fifty billion dollars annually over the next decade to help poorer nation... Nov 22, 2024
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Israel denounces ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants
Israel and allies denounce the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Newsh... Nov 21, 2024
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
The International Criminal Court has issued arrests warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and the former defence minister for crimes against humanity. A warrant has also been issued... Nov 21, 2024
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Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
A senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Meeks, says the US has no choice but to keep bolstering its military support for Kyiv. Also on the programme: The wi... Nov 20, 2024
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testifies in court for first time
Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong's most influential pro-democracy figures, has testified in court for the first time in a national security trial that may see him sentenced to life in jail... Nov 20, 2024
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Senior Republican Senator on Ukraine and Trump nominations
It is 1000 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and senior Republican on the Armed Forces Committee in the US Senate, Roger Wicker, has welcomed the decision by Presi... Nov 19, 2024