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DUBAI —As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority …

(1/3)Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto Acquire Licensing Rights BUENOS AIRES/BUDAPEST, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had a “frank” conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger the humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip.In a phone call, Blinken stressed the importance of the role carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross in responding to the …

PENNSYLVANIA — A US university president has quit after her comments about antisemitism on campus during a Congressional hearing triggered a major backlash. Elizabeth Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, refused to say whether students who called for the genocide of Jews would be punished. The university said she …

06:41 AM, December 10, 2023 Dems have history of praise for group whose leader said he was ‘happy to see’ Hamas attack Israel Several Democrat members of Congress have a long history of public support for an organization whose leader recently ignited a firestorm over controversial comments regarding Hamas’ deadly attacks on …

The Jordanian Field Hospital/2, situated in southern Gaza, encountered shrapnel and smoke bomb impacts due to the persistent Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip.A spokesperson from the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Force said on Sunday that no human casualties or significant material harm occurred, emphasizing the safety of …

GAZA CITY — Palestinians are mourning the death of well-known writer and literary scholar Refaat Alareer, who was killed in an air strike in Gaza City on Wednesday. Alareer’s father-in-law said he had died along with his brother and sister and four of her children. He had taught literature at …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates CNN — The world is still off track to limit global warming to the crucial 1.5-degree threshold, despite pollution-slashing pledges made by dozens of countries at UN-backed climate talks in Dubai, an analysis by the International Energy Agency published Sunday shows. The assessment is the first …

Strong storms killed six people, wounded 23 others, and damaged a number of buildings in the US State of Tennessee.Local officials said that three people, including a child, were killed after a strong storm struck Montgomery, north of Nashville; while the Emergency Operations Center in Nashville announced that three more …

GENEVA — Over half a million people have been displaced in Myanmar amid a surge in fighting between the military and armed groups that started in late October and has spread to over two-thirds of the country, the UN humanitarian affairs office reported on Friday. Among those fighting the military …