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Brazil brushes off UN call for hotel subsidy in tense COP30 talks

Brazil’s government ruled out the idea of subsidizing all delegates’ hotel fares at the United Nations climate summit it will host in November, Brazilian officials said on Friday, after what they described as a tense meeting with U.N. officials.

August 23, 2025 12:17 pm
 

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With no Ukraine peace deal, Trump again threatens Russia sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Friday if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle

The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations.

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Tour bus causes multiple deaths

A tour bus carrying about 50 people rolled over when the driver lost control on a western New York highway, causing multiple fatalities and dozens of injuries, police said on Friday.

August 23, 2025 8:26 am
 

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UK summons Israeli ambassador over settlement plan

Britain summoned Israel’s ambassador in London on Thursday following Israel’s approval of a widely condemned settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state.

August 22, 2025 10:43 am
 

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Trump say he will go on patrol in Washington with police, military

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday night with the police and military, after deploying National Guard troops in the nation’s capital last week.

August 22, 2025 7:16 am
 

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Apple boosts subscription price for TV+ to $12.99

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab will raise the price of streaming service Apple TV+ by $3 starting Thursday, following a similar move by Comcast-owned (CMCSA.O), opens new tab NBCUniversal’s Peacock.

August 22, 2025 6:27 am
 

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Pakistan fireworks warehouse blast injures at least 34

An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, injured at least 34 people on Thursday, police said, causing panic among residents.

August 22, 2025 5:27 am
 

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Talk of boots on the ground in Ukraine sparks unease in Germany

Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has sparked a backlash in Germany, a country still scarred by its militaristic Nazi past, even if the prospect remains remote.

August 21, 2025 5:22 pm
 

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Aid groups say shelter materials are still not entering Gaza

International aid groups say they have not yet been able to deliver shelter materials to Gaza despite Israeli authorities saying they have lifted restrictions on such supplies, and warn that further delays could cause more Palestinian deaths.

August 21, 2025 4:41 pm
 

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Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from US

A senior Ugandan official denied on Wednesday a U.S. media report that the country had agreed to take in people deported from the United States, saying it lacked the facilities to accommodate them.

August 21, 2025 2:27 pm
 

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Evicted Afghan refugees huddle in Islamabad park, dreading return home

Evicted from their homes and huddling under plastic sheets after heavy rains, Afghan refugees in a park near government offices in Islamabad said they had nowhere to go as Pakistan pressures landlords to expel documented families.

August 21, 2025 1:31 pm

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