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Pope Francis has cancelled his trip to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai due to influenza and lung inflammation, the Vatican said. The Pope, 86, was due to begin a three-day visit on Friday. Earlier on Tuesday, the Vatican had said he planned to go ahead with the trip despite having been ill over the…
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded on United Arab Emirates
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Breaking News | News | RussiaRussia suffers its deadliest day of the war as it fails to retake region held by Ukrainians
Russia suffered its deadliest day in the war Monday — losing 1,950 soldiers in a failed attempt to retake Kursk from Ukrainian troops, Kyiv officials said. The Russian forces saw their assault whipped out by Kyiv troops who continue to hold onto most of the land taken during their surprise counter-invasion in August, according to the General Staff of…
Breaking News | Israel | NewsIsrael lifts ban on settlers returning to evacuated West Bank settlements
Four settlements in the northern West Bank had been evacuated as part of the 2005 disengagement law Israel has lifted a ban on settlers returning to areas of the West Bank evacuated by law 18 years ago. Four settlements in the northern West Bank had been evacuated as part of the 2005 disengagement law, under…
US election: Control of Congress hangs in balance after midterms
Republicans and Democrats are in a tight race for control of the US Congress, a day after the midterms. With votes still being counted, Republicans are favourites to win the House of Representatives, but the fight for the Senate is on a knife-edge. Democrats have gained a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania, but two other…
Breaking News | News | RussiaUkraine war latest: Russian militants say Soledar captured, Ukraine doesn’t confirm
Russian militants in eastern Ukraine said late on Jan. 10 that Russia had captured Soledar, claiming a rare victory after facing a series of humiliating defeats across the front line. Ukraine’s military has not confirmed losing the small salt-mining town 10 kilometers north of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Kremlin-led Wagner…


