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International

Afghan Taliban accuse Pakistan of deadly airstrikes as border tensions spike

Civilian casualties in eastern Afghan provinces Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says Pakistani warplanes carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces,

COP30 outcome leaves world searching for next steps on fossil fuels

Funding pledges without a clear phaseout plan Negotiators and activists left the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, with a

Palestinian economy ‘wiped out’ by two-year Gaza war, UN warns

UN report on historic collapse The Palestinian economy has suffered its worst collapse on record after two years of war

Peshawar suicide bombing targets security force HQ

Morning parade turns into mass-casualty attack Security in Pakistan’s northwest is again under scrutiny after two suicide bombers stormed the

Deadly floods in Vietnam and Thailand expose climate-risk gap

Monsoon chaos across Southeast Asia Torrential rains across Vietnam’s central belt and parts of Thailand have triggered severe flooding and

China courts Germany on rare earths as G20 turns to critical minerals

Rare earths diplomacy at the G20 China’s premier has turned a tense dispute over rare earths into an opening for

UK Review Calls for ‘Radical Reset’ of Nuclear Regulation

Labour government seeks to cut costs and delays Britain must overhaul the way it regulates nuclear power if it wants

Israel and Hamas Trade Accusations as Gaza Ceasefire Frays

Mutual accusations over ceasefire violations Over the weekend, the fragile ceasefire in Gaza came under new strain as Israel and

COP30 ends with mixed climate deal in Brazil

More money for adaptation, no firm fossil fuel phase-out Two weeks of intense negotiations in the Brazilian Amazon have produced

China warns Japan over ‘shocking’ Taiwan remarks

Beijing slams Tokyo over Taiwan comments China has sharply escalated its criticism of Japan after Foreign Minister Wang Yi called