One year after world leaders made a landmark promise to move away from fossil fuels, countries have essentially made no progress in cutting emissions and tackling global warming, according to a United Nations report issued on Thursday. Global greenhouse gas emissions soared to a record 57 gigatons last year and …
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This was not the first time that displaced Gazans camping on the grounds of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital awoke to Israeli strikes on the place where they were trying to find safety. But Monday’s strike overshadowed any they had survived before: flames jumping from tent to tent, shrieks of agony …
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Russia has stepped up its assaults on Black Sea port infrastructure and civilian shipping in recent days, in what Ukraine says is an attempt to disrupt its exports and damage its economy. The attacks are part of an intensifying campaign of strikes on the city of Odesa and the region …
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Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, appealed to the United Nations on Friday to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate” cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the latest attempt by his embattled government to bring an end to the violence in Lebanon that has killed thousands and displaced nearly one …
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