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France asks Brussels to examine Algeria's non-compliance of EU association agreement

France announced on Friday that it will ask the European Commission to "examine" Algeria's non-compliance with its EU as...

EU fears Anchorage 2.0 in light of potential Putin-Trump meeting — Merz

On November 18-19, Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province will host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence pact, Erdogan’s office says

Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence pact, Erdogan’s office says Turkey and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement...

Turkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement

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COP31 talks face early friction over future of fossil fuels

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Big fossil fuel producers and consumers at the COP31 climate talks are resisting any...

UN chief urges drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestles with fossil fuels

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic...

Russia strikes targets across Ukraine as Kyiv launches nearly 1,200 drones

Russian strikes hit targets across Ukraine on Thursday, with one attack damaging a hospital. Ukraine meanwhile fired alm...

Europe seeks seat at Ukraine peace talks but lacks unified voice

EU leaders believe a US-backed process will allow Moscow and Washington to decide the fate of a conflict.

German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad

German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism a...

German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad

German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism a...

Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague

Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to...

Mossad chief holds Iran war talks in Washington as Trump resists Netanyahu - Report

Syria rolls back new visa restrictions for US citizens after backlash: What to know

A number of Syrians on social media criticized the change, saying it would harm efforts to draw tourists to the post-war...

Why does El Salvador's Bukele have troops in Haiti?

Haiti's Prime Minister congratulating El Salvador's President for a gang crackdown in Haiti has shone a light on the rel...

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, hospital sources say

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, hospital sources say Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fi...

China drops bid for future COP as climate science battle heats up

EU presses Beijing to back the speedy publication of crucial reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Iran targeted US radar system in Bahrain

Iran claimed it struck US radar systems in Bahrain, while the US said it had intercepted the attacks. Clashes continue i...

UAE remains ‘main destination’ for gold smuggled out of Sudan and other war zones

UAE remains ‘main destination’ for gold smuggled out of Sudan and other war zones Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Fri, 11/...

Palestinian teen reunites with family after month in Israeli jail

Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his...

Gore blasts 'insane' Saudi veto power at climate talks

Former US vice president Al Gore said it was "literally insane" that oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia could bl...

Gadi Eisenkot could be Israel’s next leader. His military experience will drive his approach.

Eisenkot has been tasked with forming a new government, but it won’t be easy.

EU rearmament, arms supplies to Kiev risk confrontation with Russia — Finnish politician

Armando Mema added that the EU had already provided 400 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine and continued its rearm...

False-flag provocation in Bucha organized by Ukraine, MI6 — Russia’s envoy to OSCE

That episode later became the starting point for attempts by the collective West to hold Russia responsible, Dmitry Poly...

Beijing faces its Russia dilemma amid talk of Xi-Trump-Putin summit

China is forced to tread carefully as it considers hosting a meeting between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trum...

Greta Thunberg at COP: Turkish energy shipments 'directly fuelling the genocide of Palestine'

Greta Thunberg at COP: Turkish energy shipments 'directly fuelling the genocide of Palestine' Submitted by Katherine Hea...

China's top diplomat calls for expanding cooperation in meeting with South Korean minister

BEIJING, Nov 13 - China is willing to expand cooperation with South Korea in traditional and emerging sectors including ...

Azerbaijan intensifies its European engagement at the EPC Summit

Azerbaijan added additional thrust to its engagement with Europe announcing more energy to the EU, a strategic partnersh...

Putin Tests Europe’s Unity With New Pressure to Talk Security

Russia’s fresh demands to discuss Europe’s security arrangements as part of peace talks with Ukraine are exposing divisi...

Washington is reshaping security in North Africa. Congress needs to ask how.

The next US Congress should demand clearer plans from the White House on its Western Sahara and Libya policies. The post...

COP31 talks face early friction over future of fossil fuels

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 13 - Big fossil fuel producers and consumers at the COP31 climate talks are resisting any deal that...

Haitian forces recapture national stadium after two years of gang control

Haitian security forces regained control Thursday, November 12, of the country's main stadium that had been under gang c...

Trump will never back Ukraine, O’Brien says

Was Donald Trump ever serious about securing peace for Ukraine? After nearly two years of U.S.-mediated negotiations bet...

Ukraine Hits Ninth Russian Oil Refinery Since Start of November

Ukraine continued its campaign of near daily strikes on Russian oil assets, hitting a major refinery in the Volga region...

Vance may put his presidential ambitions on hold — CNN

According to the TV channel, the ongoing war with Iran remains a major obstacle to Vance’s presidential ambitions

Will Democrats try to strip US-Israel initiative from Pentagon funding?

Midterm gains give party room to overhaul NDAA funding, including provision to integrate US-Israeli military industries.

Trump to press Southeast Asia nations to join Pax Silica at Asean summit in Manila

US President Donald Trump will press Southeast Asian economies to join Pax Silica, his campaign to China-proof AI and ch...

Trump falsely claims ‘nobody’s been killed’ in Iran war ‘in the last five months’

In July, three soldiers died in an enemy attack on an air base in Jordan, another died at an air base in Iraq and a Navy...

Russian Diesel Exports Drop as Ukraine Renews Refinery Attacks

Russian diesel exports slumped at the start of November as renewed Ukrainian attacks on refineries threatened to curb fu...

NATO foreign ministers to meet in Brussels on December 2

The alliance has not specified what topics the ministers will discuss

Palestinian rights group says Israel barred its director from travelling abroad

Palestinian rights group says Israel barred its director from travelling abroad Israel barred Shawan Jabarin, the genera...