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US, UK, France demand UN investigate Russia’s sanctions-busting use of Iranian drones in Ukraine
The United States, Britain and France demanded Friday that the United Nations urgently investigate Russia’s reported use of hundreds of Iranian-provided drones in the war in Ukraine, which would violate UN sanctions. But it’s unclear…
UN says 37 migrants missing after shipwreck between Tunisia and Italy
Thirty-seven migrants are missing after their boat capsized between Tunisia and the Italian island of Lampedusa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday, citing an account by four survivors of the shipwreck.
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France’s Macron says leaders have finalized accord on $100bn in climate finance
Wealthy nations finalized an overdue climate finance pledge to developing countries worth $100 billion on Friday and created a fund for biodiversity and the protection of forests, France’s president said, according to Reuters.
Emmanuel…
US warship Ronald Reagan to make rare port call in Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a US warship to the southeast Asian nation, as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high.…
Australia PM says no threat from Russian diplomat squatting on site of proposed embassy
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday the contested site of a proposed Russian embassy was secure, after it emerged a Russian diplomat was squatting on the land following the government’s decision to cancel the lease.…
Greece saves 145 migrants on border with Turkiye: report
Greek authorities on Thursday rescued 145 migrants stranded on an island in the Evros River marking the border with Turkey, a common route for people fleeing war and poverty to reach Europe.
According to a unit of the Greek branch of the…
No survivors after Titanic sub wreckage found on ocean floor
The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a “catastrophic” event, a Coast Guard official said on Thursday, bringing a grim end to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.
“These men were…
World leaders urge transformation of global financial system at Paris summit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that the world should act urgently to change the operational model of the global financial system.
Speaking at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, Macron said that world…
Colombian military searches for heroic dog who helped find children in the Amazon jungle
With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days.
Pawprints from…
US Navy: Coast Guard ship transited Taiwan Strait after Blinken’s China visit
A US Coast Guard ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said on Thursday, transiting the sensitive waterway a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed a rare visit to Beijing.
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