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Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament
ANKARA: An opposition Turkish lawmaker died on Thursday, two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in front of parliament as he finished a speech criticising the government's policy toward Israel.
Hasan Bitmez, 54, a member…
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Two intruders enter Indian parliament, throw gas canisters
NEW DELHI: Two men jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery on Wednesday, triggering a massive security scare on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack.
According to Indian media reports, the members of parliament and…
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Donald Tusk sworn in as Prime Minister of Poland
WARSAW: New Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government was sworn in by Poland's president on Wednesday, the final step in a transfer of power that marks a huge change after eight years of nationalist rule.
Following years of disputes…
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Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels
DUBAI: Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end…
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UN demands immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
NEW YORK: Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and US President Joe Biden told the longtime ally its "indiscriminate" bombing of…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Norwegian tanker headed to Israel
DUBAI: Yemen's Houthis said they carried out a military operation against the Norwegian commercial tanker STRINDA in its latest operation to protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
The group targeted the tanker with a rocket after…
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New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
DUBAI: A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit suggested a range of measures countries could take to slash greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the "phase out" of fossil fuels many nations have demanded - drawing criticism…
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Harvard faculty rally around university president
BOSTON: Several hundred faculty members at Harvard University on Sunday signed a petition asking school administrators to not bend to political pressure to fire the school's president over her Congressional testimony about antisemitism on…
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COP28: Saudi Arabia, Iraq block climate deal targeting fossil fuels
DUBAI: Oil producers Saudi Arabia and Iraq stood their ground at UN climate talks on Sunday as they faced pressure to drop their opposition to a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai.
With less than 48 hours left before the…
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Jailed Iranian activist’s children collect Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech read by her children.
The…
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UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in the occupied Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine.
In its…
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UN chief invokes rare Article 99 on Gaza situation
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.
The rare move by the secretary-general comes as the Security Council is yet to adopt a…
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2023 will be the hottest year in ‘more than 100,000 years’
This year will be the hottest in recorded history after November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said, piling pressure to act on climate change.
Last month smashed the previous November heat…
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Israeli forces storm Khan Younis in south Gaza, killing scores of Palestinians
GAZA: Israeli forces stormed southern Gaza's main city on Tuesday in what they called the most intense day of combat in five weeks of ground operations against Hamas, and hospitals struggled to cope with scores of Palestinian dead and…
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Oxford University Press names ‘rizz’ as word of the year
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person.
It topped “Swiftie” (an enthusiastic fan of…
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