The Dutch government says it has allocated 2.5 billion euros to support Ukraine in 2024. Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot announced it during a visit. The 21-month war is entering another winter …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA
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12/5/23
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The interior ministers of Britain and Rwanda have signed a treaty that aims to revive a plan to send asylum-seekers to the East African country that has been blocked by U.K. courts. British Home …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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12/5/23
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The father of a young woman whose murder galvanized Italian outrage against violence targeting women implored men to be agents of change to a culture that often “undervalues the lives of women.” …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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12/5/23
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Nigeria's emergency services agency says more than 80 people are confirmed dead after military drones “mistakenly” bombed a religious gathering in the northwest. Some 60 people were injured in …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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12/5/23
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The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused on the Israeli-Hamas war and also host the Iranian president in …
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12/5/23
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Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea could die if more is not done to rescue them. The number of Rohingyas …
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By GRANT PECK
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12/5/23
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The U.N. weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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12/5/23
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For Lebanon’s Christians, the cedars are sacred, these tough evergreen trees that survive the mountain’s harsh snowy winters. They point out with pride that Lebanon’s cedars are mentioned 103 …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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12/5/23
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Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit seeking to amp up pressure on conference participants to agree to phase out coal, oil and gas, …
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By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN
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12/5/23
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The recent release of dozens of Israeli hostages is bringing new focus on the Hamas rampage through the kibbutz of Nir Oz. In Nir Oz, Palestinian fighters roamed unopposed for hours. By the time …
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By LORI HINNANT and SAM McNEIL
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12/5/23
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TOKYO (AP) — Individually, the photographs are the product of a moment, capturing glimpses of joy, grief, rage, hope, and resilience.
As a whole, the work this year of Associated Press …
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By FOSTER KLUG
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12/5/23
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The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations and transfers due to a lack of funds. The restrictions were laid out in an agency memo dated Dec. 1 from …
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By MARÍA VERZA
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12/4/23
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A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India. Aviation …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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12/4/23
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The U.N. refugee agency has raised the alarm for an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea. The agency is worried …
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By GRANT PECK
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12/4/23
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Nigerian government and military officials say an army attack that used drones to target rebels instead killed an unspecified number of civilians gathered for a religious celebration. The attack was …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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12/4/23
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has the victory he was seeking in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over an oil-rich area of neighboring Guyana. But lackluster turnout …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN ARRAEZ
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12/4/23
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The U.N. World Food Program says it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food. WFP in recent years has …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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12/4/23
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Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world. The British Antarctic Survey said Monday that it was a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to …
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By SYLVIA HUI
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12/4/23
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The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for their sweet flavors and are under scrutiny as a new source of trash. The …
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12/4/23
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Former Vice President Al Gore says don’t trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution and he adds that the man running United Nations climate talks runs one of the …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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12/4/23
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