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France backs Morocco in dispute over Western Sahara

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has told Morocco’s parliament that he believes Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, and has pledged to invest French money there.

October 30, 2024 8:57 am
 

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Major donors expected to increase IDA funding pledges

The World Bank is expecting major donors to raise their pledges to its fund for low-income countries, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the Washington-based lender’s senior managing director.

October 29, 2024 6:08 pm
 

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US warns Iran at UN of 'severe consequences' if further attacks

The United States warned Iran at the United Nations that if it undertakes any further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the region “there will be severe consequences.”

October 29, 2024 5:52 pm
 

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Sikh separatist claims Indian 'spy network' operates in US and Canada

Canada and the U.S. must get tougher on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for trying to silence dissidents on foreign soil.

October 29, 2024 4:47 pm
 

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No new limits on Ukraine's use of US arms

The United States will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea enters the fight.

October 29, 2024 3:13 pm
 

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Israeli campaign leaves Lebanese border towns in ruins

Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon has caused vast destruction in more than a dozen border towns and villages.

October 29, 2024 2:21 pm
 

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How Mexico’s migrant crackdown influences the U.S. election

At a remote military checkpoint in the Mexican desert some 25 miles (40 km) south of the border city of Ciudad Juarez, immigration agents bundled dozens of migrants onto a bus headed south on a hot night in September.

October 29, 2024 1:28 pm
 

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French PM Barnier undergoes operation on cervical lesion

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier underwent surgery on a cervical lesion over the weekend, his doctor said in a statement shared by Barnier’s office.

October 29, 2024 12:04 pm
 

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As UN COP16 nature talks are gridlocked

Countries were at an impasse over how to fund nature conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week in the Colombian mountain town of Cali.

October 29, 2024 11:30 am
 

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Thousands protest in Georgia as opposition challenges election results

Thousands of people protested outside Georgia’s parliament after the governing party won an election marred by reports of voting irregularities which Western powers said must be investigated.

October 29, 2024 10:49 am
 

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Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped in north Gaza

Israeli tanks thrust deeper into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency service said, in what the military said were operations to eliminate regrouping Hamas militants.

October 29, 2024 9:02 am
 

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Trump comedian sparks Puerto Rico outrage

Republican and Democratic leaders alike and Puerto Rican celebrities bashed comments made at a major Donald Trump event in New York by a comedian who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”

October 29, 2024 7:53 am

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