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COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels
A draft deal at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai stops short of calling on nations to gradually phase out fossil fuels, whose use is the primary driver of climate change and increasingly extreme weather across the globe. The draft was released on Monday, and its critics alleged that oil-rich countries have used their influence to water down its language…
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ECOWAS to ensure standby counterterrorism force on coup d’etat, promises gradual easing of sanctions on Niger republic
ECOWAS leaders have resolved to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups. A communiqué read by Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, at the end of the 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, on Sunday in Abuja, said the leaders reiterated their…
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Coup d’etat: Tinubu wants transition plan for democratic return in Niger, Mali, others
President Bola Tinubu has encouraged the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to re-engage with sub-regional nations whose democratic administrations were deposed in military coups in order to agree on a realistic and short transition plan for them. Tinubu stated this on Sunday at the 64th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State…
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Tinubu hosts ECOWAS end of year meeting in Abuja
President Tinubu is hosting the 64th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States, Heads of State and Government. The session, which will be hosted by President Bola Tinubu, will be attended by 15 Heads of State and Government. Countries including Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have gathered at the Presidential Villa’s Banquet Hall in Abuja. The meeting…
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US Senate Republicans block Ukraine, Israel aid bill over border dispute
An emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the U.S. border with Mexico. The vote was 49 in favor to 51 against, leaving the $110.5 billion measure short of the 60…
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to leave Congress at the end of this year
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is resigning from Congress and will leave at the end of this year, he announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday — a highly anticipated decision that comes two months after his unprecedented ouster from the speakership. McCarthy’s decision will narrow the House GOP’s already historically slim majority, which just last week got…
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Putin lands in UAE for rare foreign trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. Mr Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate summit, but the Kremlin has…
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Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal. Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back…
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Harris says US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit forced relocation of Palestinians
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a meeting Saturday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that Washington will not allow for the forced relocation of Palestinians or any redrawing of the current border of the Gaza Strip. “Under no circumstances will the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, the besiegement of Gaza,…
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Niger coup: Family in dark over deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
Relatives of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum say they have had no information about him since his escape plan was thwarted. Mr Bazoum, along with his wife and son, has been restricted to the presidential house since the coup on 26 July. On 19 October he tried to flee with his family, cooks and security via helicopter – but they…
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