Category: 2. World

  • Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal

    Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal

    CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top general rejected a ceasefire proposal provided by U.S.-led mediators in a blow to efforts to stop a devastating war that has gripped the African country for over 30 months.

    In…

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  • China’s Xi Calls Trump in Unusual Move to Discuss Taiwan, Ukraine

    China’s Xi Calls Trump in Unusual Move to Discuss Taiwan, Ukraine

    In an unusual diplomatic move, China’s leader Xi Jinping initiated a phone call with President Trump on Monday to discuss Taiwan, a flashpoint that has surged to the forefront in recent days as Japan takes a more assertive stance on the...


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  • Updated peace plan could be a deal Ukraine will take

    Updated peace plan could be a deal Ukraine will take

    Donald Trump wants a peace deal in Ukraine very badly.

    Kyiv wants peace even more, just not at any cost.

    That’s why when the US began pushing it to agree to a deal by Thanksgiving on what looked close to surrender terms, Ukraine pushed back.

    It…

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  • Trump, Xi spoke by phone Monday – Politico

    1. Trump, Xi spoke by phone Monday  Politico
    2. China’s Xi tells Trump Taiwan’s ‘return’ key to post-war order, Xinhua reports  Reuters
    3. China and US should jointly safeguard victory of World War II: China Daily editorial  China Daily – Global Edition

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  • China's Xi tells Trump Taiwan's 'return' key to post-war order, Xinhua reports – Reuters

    1. China’s Xi tells Trump Taiwan’s ‘return’ key to post-war order, Xinhua reports  Reuters
    2. Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi, White House says  CNBC
    3. China and US should jointly safeguard victory of World War II: China Daily editorial  China Daily

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  • UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire – ohchr

    1. UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire  ohchr
    2. Updates: Funerals in Gaza for 4 slain by Israel as war remnants kill child  Al Jazeera
    3. FO slams Israeli attacks in Gaza as ‘blatant violation of…

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  • Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike – The Washington Post

    1. Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike  The Washington Post
    2. Live: Funerals in Gaza for 4 slain by Israel as war remnants wound children  Al Jazeera
    3. Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike  

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  • What’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended

    What’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended

    BELEM, Brazil — After an agreement from U.N. climate talks in the Amazon that fell short of many nations’ expectations, experts found some bright spots alongside weighty reasons for worry in the fight against global warming.

    The Associated Press…

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  • X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts – The New York Times

    1. X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts  The New York Times
    2. X’s new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts  NBC News
    3. Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign…

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  • Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to open more alcohol stores as curbs ease, sources say – Reuters

    1. Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to open more alcohol stores as curbs ease, sources say  Reuters
    2. Saudi Arabia to open more alcohol stores as curbs ease, sources say  Dawn
    3. Nuts and beer: booze-free bar offers Saudis a pub vibe  Barron News-Shield
    4. Check out…

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