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Famine-hit Sudan camp gets first aid convoy in months

24-11-2024 KHARTOUM: A famine-stricken camp housing about 500,000 displaced people in Sudan has received its first convoy of aid in months. The United Nations’ trucks arrived in Zamzam which houses masses forced to flee during Sudan’s 18-month civil war on Friday. The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said food deliveries …

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Korea condemns US military drills with S. Korea & Japan

24-11-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. Last week, the three countries held a three-day joint exercise, dubbed “Freedom Edge”, featuring fighter jets and …

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Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury

24-11-2024 WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as US Treasury secretary, a key cabinet position with vast influence over economic, regulatory and international affairs. “I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United …

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Lava flow from Iceland volcano creeps towards homes

24-11-2024 BLUE LAGOON, PENINSULA:  A volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupted for the seventh time since December, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and bright orange lava flowing across the region. The eruption, which began late Wednesday night with little warning, forced the evacuation of nearby Grindavik and the …

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$250bn climate finance offer met with scorn at COP29

24-11-2024 BAKU: Negotiations at the COP29 climate conference have extended into overtime after an offer by wealthy countries to provide $250bn a year in climate financing for developing countries was roundly rejected. The presidency of the global talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, released a draft finance deal on Friday, which it …

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Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting medical staff

24-11-2024 BEIRUT Lebanon’s Health Ministry has accused Israel of carrying out a “series of war crimes” in its targeted killing of medical staff and destruction of health facilities after Israeli air strikes killed a hospital director in the northeast of the country and five paramedics were slain in the south. …

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