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Main points of the $300bn climate deal
The deal reached at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan ramps up the money that wealthy historic emitters will provide to help poorer nations transition to cleaner energy and adapt to global warming. Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku:
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Mystery drones seen over three US bases in UK
Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, the two countries have confirmed.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak capital locked down
Pakistan’s capital was put under a security lockdown yesterday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan calling for his release.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Ukraine lost over 40pc of land it seized
Ukraine has lost over 40 percent of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it captured in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Hundreds flee Gaza as IDF orders evacuations
The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a new wave of displacement yesterday, and a Gaza hospital director was injured in an Israeli drone attack, medics said.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
BRIBERY claimS: US SEC issues summons for Adani, nephew
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on US bribery allegations related to a bombshell federal indictment against him, a court filing showed.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Here's what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change
24 November 2024, 14:15 PM
82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence
Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.
24 November 2024, 10:11 AM
Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia
The US is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic recognition
24 November 2024, 04:23 AM
Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen
Gains could include some 3,400 jobs and three billion dollars in tax revenue for the surrounding counties, according to a study by the council.
24 November 2024, 04:17 AM
Trump's mass deportation plan could end up hurting economic growth
US authorities estimate that there are around 11 million unauthorized people living in the United States, the vast majority of whom come from Mexico.
24 November 2024, 04:07 AM
Canada apologizes to Indigenous group for 'mass killing' of sled dogs
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree delivered the apology in Nunavik, in northern Quebec province.
24 November 2024, 04:00 AM
Main points of the $300 billion climate deal
Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku
24 November 2024, 03:36 AM
Poor nations stage walkout at cop29
The world’s most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference yesterday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open.
23 November 2024, 18:43 PM
Wayanad by-poll: Priyanka Gandhi wins big in her electoral debut
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won a resounding victory in the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll, setting the stage for her maiden appearance as a member of the Lok Sabha
23 November 2024, 13:08 PM
BJP's infiltration-from-Bangladesh plank falls flat in Jharkhand
The results of the assembly election in Jharkhand, where an alliance led by regional party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, stormed back to power, have rebuffed main challenger Bharatiya Janata Party’s aggressive campaign on the polarising plank based on alleged infiltration from Bangladesh
23 November 2024, 12:36 PM
Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say
EU, US, others willing to raise goal after earlier deal panned
23 November 2024, 07:19 AM
Kenya drops over $2.5b of Adani deals after US indictment
Kenyan President ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected to award control of the country's main airport to India's Adani Group
23 November 2024, 03:42 AM
What’s next for Adani after US bribery charges?
Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, could face a long road to trial in the US on criminal charges over his alleged role in a multi-billion-dollar fraud and bribery scheme.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024: UN
A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the UN aid chief said yesterday.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM