Sunak faces crunch UK parliamentary showdown over Rwanda asylum plan

Sunak faces crunch UK parliamentary showdown over Rwanda asylum plan

Parliament to vote around 1900 GMT Sunak’s party split over emergency legislation Rebels want to ban legal appeals over Rwanda plan LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in …

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Cyclone Michaung hits India’s south after 13 killed in floods, rain

Cyclone Michaung hits India’s south after 13 killed in floods, rain

BHUBANESWAR, India, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage. Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two days as the cyclone approached, submerging …

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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption leaves 22 dead; one still missing

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption leaves 22 dead; one still missing

[1/4]Indonesia rescue team evacuate the body of a victim of the Mount Marapi eruption in Agam, West Sumatra province, in Indonesia, in this handout picture released on December 5, 2023. Basarnas/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights JAKARTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The death toll from Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption jumped to 22 on Tuesday as …

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Fossil fuel phase-out among options on COP28 table

Fossil fuel phase-out among options on COP28 table

Draft COP28 text includes fossil fuel phase out Text adds other options, include no phase out deal Fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part of the U.N. summit’s final deal …

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Chennai airport runway flooded as Cyclone Michaung nears India

Cyclone Michaung hits India’s south after 13 killed in floods, rain

CHENNAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states were braced on Monday for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern …

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Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds

Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Residents hear sound of tank fire in southern city of Khan Younis, fear fresh Israeli ground assault U.S. destroyer downs drones as three commercial ships attacked in Red Sea-Pentagon Iran-backed Houthi movement claims attacks on two Israeli ships Many Khan Younis residents say they are packing to leave, but no safe spaces left …

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‘I was reborn’: Thai hostages have reunion after homecoming from Gaza

‘I was reborn’: Thai hostages have reunion after homecoming from Gaza

KHON KAEN, Thailand, Dec 1 (Reuters) – After he was released by Hamas from captivity in Gaza, Thai farm worker Natthaporn Onkaew, 26, described the experience as dying and being “reborn”. “I missed home so much … it’s something you’d never expect would happen to you,” he said, wearing a flag with the Thai and …

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UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

Leaders push starkly different hopes for fossil fuels King Charles III of Britain pleads for climate progress COP28 advisor from Marshall Islands quits in protest DUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future without fossil fuels, saying there was no …

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Netanyahu’s two-front war against Hamas and for his own political survival

Netanyahu’s two-front war against Hamas and for his own political survival

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Inside Israeli defence headquarters, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitored the first release of Hamas-held hostages while outside, their families in a Tel Aviv square gathered around Benny Gantz, his leading challenger for the top job. On camera Gantz, a former army chief and opposition leader who joined Netanyahu’s war cabinet …

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China, Japan, South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations

China, Japan, South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations

[1/9]Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa pose for a photo prior to the 10th trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea agreed …

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