UN chief says world should not be intimidated by Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be  “intimidated” by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank. In an interview at UN headquarters in New York, he also called for more ambitious climate action saying that efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels […]

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Klingbeil geht von Zustimmung der Union bei Richterwahl aus

SPD-Chef und Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil rechnet im zweiten Anlauf mit der Zustimmung der Union bei der Verfassungsrichterwahl im Bundestag. “Ich gehe fest davon aus, dass die Union beim Thema Richterwahl diesmal Wort hält”, sagte Klingbeil der “Neuen Berliner Redaktionsgesellschaft” sowie “Stuttgarter Zeitung” und “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” vom Samstag. “Wir haben eine geeignete Kandidatin, bei der niemand […]

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UN chief won’t be intimidated by Israel, sees ‘creeping’ W.Bank annexation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that the world should not be “intimidated” by Israel as it presses its devastating Gaza war and pursues a “creeping” West Bank occupation. Israel has reportedly threatened to annex the West Bank if Western nations press ahead with recognizing a Palestinian state at next week’s UN high-level gathering […]

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UN chief warns 1.5C warming goal at risk of ‘collapsing’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering. The climate goals for 2035 of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement, also known as Nationally Determined Contributions […]

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Bayeux Tapestry leaves museum for first time since 1983 before UK loan

The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry has been moved from its museum in northern France for the first time in more than 40 years, authorities said on Friday, before the artwork’s loan to the United Kingdom. The 68-metre-long (224-foot-long) tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, was taken to a secret storage location from […]

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Venezuela accuses US of waging ‘undeclared war,’ urges UN probe

Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an “undeclared war” in the Caribbean and called for a UN probe of American strikes that killed over a dozen alleged drug traffickers on boats in recent weeks. Washington has deployed warships to international waters off Venezuela’s coast, backed by F-35 fighters sent to Puerto Rico […]

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Israel army says will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City

The Israeli military warned on Friday it would operate with “unprecedented force” in Gaza City, telling residents to flee as it presses its ground offensive on the territory’s largest urban centre. Israel has pummelled Gaza City with air strikes and tank fire in its bid to seize it, nearly two years into the war that […]

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