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COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back increasing climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (APP): The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting...
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Section 144 extended in Islamabad for two more months
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have sought massive anti-riot gear, including thousands of teargas and rubber bullets, from the government to...
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Global South’s support for multilateralism, open economy key for G20 Summit
BEIJING, Nov 19 (APP):The 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will count on the strong and consistent support...
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US Muslim group declares Biden a ‘war criminal’ for continuing to send weapons to Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the US, declared President Joe Biden a...
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Previous financial pledges on climate change yet to materialise, PM Shehbaz tells COP29 summit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted on Wednesday that financial pledges made at the previous two United Nations’ annual climate summits...
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Afghan Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said...
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Trump ramps up transition moves with key appointments
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has begun the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials following his presidential...
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Turkish president arrives in Azerbaijan for climate conference
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Monday to attend the World Leaders Climate Action...
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Biden promises peaceful transfer of power to Trump after hotly-contested presidential election
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (APP): US President Joe Biden promised a smooth transfer of power to Donald Trump, the Republican president-elect,...
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Türkiye’s president holds phone call with Trump
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Wednesday with US President-elect Donald Trump. During the call, he congratulated Trump...
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