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US leads call to triple nuclear power at COP28 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
More than 20 nations including the United States called for a tripling of nuclear energy to drive down emissions on Saturday as world leaders assembled for a second day at UN climate talks in Dubai. With smoggy skies in Dubai highlighting the challenges f...
US-centric world is ending – Kremlin
China and other growing economies are catching up with the US, Kremlin press-secretary Dmitry Peskov has said
Israel army says more than 400 targets attacked in Gaza since truce end
The Israeli military said Saturday it had attacked more than 400 “terrorist targets” in the Gaza Strip since a pause in the fighting with Hamas ended the day before. Air, naval and ground forces were involved, it said, adding that fighter jets hit “more t...
World’s most expensive cities revealed
Singapore and Zurich tied as the world’s most costly city this year, a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit shows
US retail giant joins X boycott
Walmart, the largest US retailer, has stopped advertising on X
EU to unveil plan to tap frozen Russian assets – Bloomberg
The European Commission has been working to overcome differences on using sanctioned Russian funds to help Ukraine
South Korea launches first spy satellite
South Korea has placed its first spy satellite into orbit
Attacker of George Floyd killer charged
The inmate who stabbed former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison has been indicted on attempted murder, prosecutors said
Protester sets self on fire outside Israeli consulate
A demonstrator is in critical condition after setting themselves on fire near the Israeli consulate building in Atlanta, Georgia
Mexico’s non-human ‘alien’ corpses have 30% DNA of an ‘unknown species’: analysts
The mystery surrounding the “non-human” mummified remains in Peru got even more interesting recently. A researcher suggested that 30% of its DNA doesn’t match any human DNA and belongs to an “unknown species,” NY Post reported. Researchers conducted a DNA...
Spanish aristocrat arrested on US allegations
Spanish police arrest citizen who faces charges in US for allegedly helping North Korea use cryptocurrency to dodge sanctions
Meta struggling to control pedophiles – WSJ
Child sex abuse and exploitation is still a problem on Instagram and Facebook, months after the Wall Street Journal first reported it
Farmers protest proposed dog-eating ban (VIDEOS)
South Korean dog farmers clashed with police when they took to the streets to protest a ban on their livelihood
US threatens to ‘pause’ sanctions relief for Venezuela
White House says Venezuela must make more progress in meeting US demands to avoid halt to sanctions relief
History-making American judge dies
Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dies at age 93
EU sets new military spending record
The EU increased its combined military spending to a record $261 billion in 2022, according to new figures from Brussels