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2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming
Exit from Gaza mulled for Hamas fighters – WSJ
The US and Israel are reportedly discussing the possible relocation of Hamas from Gaza, similar to a 1982 deal to stop fighting in Beirut
Billionaires increasingly swelling fortunes through inheritance: study
A massive transfer of wealth is gaining speed, as billionaires are increasingly padding their vast fortunes with inheritance rather
Danish ‘sub killer’ challenges law banning new relationships
Denmark's most notorious inmate, serving a life sentence for murdering a journalist aboard his homemade submarine, has
Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage: lawyer
An LGBTQ couple has acquired a marriage certificate in Nepal, officials said Thursday, a first in South Asia and hailed by the pair as a win
Russia says ‘grateful’ to Hamas for Gaza hostage release
Russia on Thursday thanked Hamas for freeing two Russian women hostages from Gaza outside a truce deal with Israel. “We are grateful to the leadership of the Hamas movement for the positive response to our constant appeals,” Moscow’s foreign ministry said...
China’s top diplomat to visit Vietnam: foreign ministry
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will visit Vietnam on Friday for bilateral talks, Beijing's foreign ministry said.
UK banking giant axing staff before Christmas – union
Barclays Bank has announced mass layoffs in its British division ahead of the holidays, according to a trade union
Israel and Hamas agree to prolong ceasefire
Israel and Hamas have extended the truce in Gaza to a seventh day after the belligerents exchanged dozens more captives on Wednesday
Waning public attention to Ukraine ‘fatal’ – Germany
Failure to provide more arms to Ukraine by NATO members would be “fatal,” according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
Breaking: Terror Attack in Jerusalem Kills Three Israelis; Two Gunmen Reported to be Members of Hamas Killed After Shooting Israelis at a Bus Stop (Video)
A terror attack in Jerusalem Thursday morning killed at least three Israelis waiting at a bus stop and wounded eleven more.
Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger, the relentlessly ambitious US diplomat whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. Kissinger, arguably the most identifiable secretary...
The West must not be afraid to ‘sit down with the Russians’ – top Austrian diplomat
Austria’s foreign minister says the world needs “more OSCE in the future and not less”
French Jews face anti-Semitism on a daily basis - Le Figaro
An investigation published by Le Figaro newspaper reported several incidents of anti-Semitic behavior in everyday life
EU reselling Russian gas – FT
Over a fifth of Russian LNG cargos are reportedly transferred between tankers at EU ports before being exported to other countries
Russian national debt rises
The volume of Russia’s state debt has increased as the government borrowed to reduce the budget deficit, data shows