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Why has David Cameron returned to front-line politics in the UK? | TV Shows

Former British prime minister becomes foreign secretary in political shock. Former Prime Minister David Cameron is back in front-line British politics, making a shock return as foreign minister in Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government. The move comes after Sunak sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she wrote an article that accused the police of bias towards […]

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Nations convene in Kenya to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

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Delegates in Nairobi mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach focussed on waste management. International delegates have convened in Kenya in the hopes of making further progress towards a landmark treaty to fight global plastic pollution. Addressing the first day of the talks in the capital, Nairobi,

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ISIL-linked armed group kills 19 villagers in DR Congo, says official

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The ADF was formed in Uganda in the 1990s before moving over the border and has been blamed for killings in the DRC, too. Armed attackers tied up at least 19 villagers and killed them with machetes and other weapons in a raid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) late on Sunday,

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Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

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[1/6]A dog crosses a road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers

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Myanmar fighter jet crashes as pressure grows on military regime

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Anti-coup forces say they shot down plane, but military says crash was result of a technical problem. A fighter jet has crashed in eastern Myanmar amid increasing pressure from anti-coup forces on the generals who seized power in a coup in 2021. The Sit-Tat jet crashed in Kayah State near the border with Thailand on

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Who will foot the bill for the devastation caused by Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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The United Nations says rebuilding Gaza will cost billions of dollars. The human cost of Israel’s war on Gaza is beyond calculation – lives lost, families destroyed, tens of thousands injured. But what about the economic cost – and who will pay? Will Israel contribute anything to rebuild communities devastated by its bombs? Presenter: James

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Israel Rebuffs Calls for Palestinian Authority to Rule Gaza

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Updated Nov. 12, 2023 1:29 pm ET Israel is diverging from the U.S. and Arab world on a postwar solution for Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a role for the Palestinian Authority, which Washington and some Arab leaders prefer to take over from Hamas. Netanyahu, under pressure from his right-wing political base,

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Iceland declares state of emergency over escalating earthquakes, and volcano eruption fears

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Iceland has 33 active volcanic systems, the highest number in Europe, and thousands of tremors have been recorded since the end of October. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities in Iceland have declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes rocked the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, raising fears of a volcanic eruption in

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Israeli raids kill 3 more Palestinians in West Bank, health officials say

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Raids and settler attacks on the occupied territory have escalated since the start of the war in Gaza. Israeli raids in the northern West Bank have killed three Palestinians, according to authorities, as violence in the occupied territory escalates amid the war in Gaza. Israeli forces killed one Palestinian in the town of Jenin and

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From Paris to Karachi, protesters rally in support of Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Demonstrators the world over have rallied in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in Israeli attacks and calling for an immediate ceasefire. Major cities, including New York, London, Paris, Baghdad, Karachi, Berlin and Edinburgh, witnessed large marches on Saturday. Calls for a ceasefire to protect civilians in Gaza have

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