Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to […]
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Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in the northeastern part of the province of British Columbia to leave immediately, despite improving weather conditions, after thousands have already been evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire. The blaze, which started Friday, almost doubled in size the following day, reaching about 4,200 acres. BC Wildfire Service maps
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JERUSALEM — Israel ordered tens of thousands of people to leave Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, signaling an imminent push by Israeli forces into the city’s most urban districts, a move that could trigger the White House to freeze offensive weapons shipments. The evacuation orders included crowded neighborhoods, a hospital, and two
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A total of 143 member nations voted in favour, reflecting global opinion on Israel’s war on Gaza. The international community has debated Palestinian statehood for decades. Full membership at the United Nations would effectively recognise that. Sweeping support at the General Assembly is the first step, but the final seal of approval comes from the
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early on Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon,
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The impact of student encampments for Gaza at universities worldwide | The Stream Al Jazeera English British Colleges Are Handling Protests Differently. Will It Pay Off? The New York Times Inside the tense talks between Columbia protesters and administrators before NYPD moved in CNN What’s the latest on pro-Palestinian campus protests? More arrests as graduations approach USA TODAY The
Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock. Kuwait’s emir has dissolved the parliament and taken over some of its duties, state media reported, weeks after the Gulf country held elections. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member
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While aid deliveries rose in April and the first days of May, before the Rafah operation, aid groups said Israel was not allowing nearly enough into Gaza to stave off famine or the collapse of the health care and sanitation systems. Now that tens of thousands more civilians are fleeing Rafah to areas with little
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Chinese president conducts five-day charm offensive, signing trade deals and pledging investments. Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his first visit to Europe in five years. He visited France, Serbia and Hungary during his trip – with a different tone and agenda at each stop. But Xi’s overarching goals were constant: counter US influence
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Officials say residents were unprepared for the heavy flash floods, adding that the death toll could rise. At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise. Ministry spokesman Abdul
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