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Baltic nations boycott OSCE meet over Russian foreign minister's attendance

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement on Tuesday saying they deeply regret the decision enabling the personal participation of Russia's Sergey Lavrov

China warns Australia over naval operations in the South China Sea

China gave the warning while speaking at a Sydney university during a trip that paves the way for President Xi Jinping's Australian visit, expected to take place next year

As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders won't attend climate talks

Armed United Nations police patrolled about half the area of Expo City where the delegates will debate, while the other half will host other climate events

Avoid further Palestinian civilians' displacement in Gaza: US tells Israel

Amid mounting international and domestic pressure about the rising Palestinian death toll, the White House has begun to put greater pressure on Israel about its manner of the coming campaign

South Korea delays spy satellite liftoff, after North's satellite launch

The South Korean Defence Ministry said in a brief statement on Tuesday the launch was delayed due to weather conditions

Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Gershkovich until Jan end

The hearing took place on Tuesday behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified

Haley argues Trump always followed by 'chaos' before large Carolina crowd

Haley invoked her former boss saying, as she has before, that she believes Trump was "the right president at the right time" but that the time is now right for a new generation in US leadership

Blinken will return to Israel as US hopes to see extensions of cease-fire

Blinken will travel to Israel and the West Bank after attending Ukraine-focused meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels and Skopje, North Macedonia

Google will start deleting 'inactive' accounts in December, check details

Have a Google account you haven't used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week.

Putin signs Russia's largest national budget, bolstering military spending

The budget foresees spending in 2024 of 36.6 trillion rubles ( USD 415 billion) with an expected deficit of 1.595 trillion rubles (USD 9.5 billion)

Helped lower inflation: Biden as he hosts meeting of supply chain council

Biden used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programmes tied to the production and shipment of goods

Militants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali: Pentagon

Ballistic missiles had been fired shortly after from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, and the Pentagon has not ruled out that the Houthis were somehow linked to the Somali-conducted attack

Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, free more hostages

Israel has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released

Israel-Hamas truce to be extended for two more days, says mediator Qatar

Qatar, along with Egypt, has been the key mediator in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The announcement comes on the final day of a four day truce between the warring sides

UK govt reaches pay deal with senior doctors, could end disruptive strikes

The British Medical Association said the government's offer is for an extra 4.95% this financial year on top of a 6% pay increase already awarded

Paris mayor quitting Musk's 'global sewer' platform X ahead of Olympics

With its thousands of anonymous accounts and its troll farms, life on Twitter is the exact opposite of democratic life, Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in a long post titled, Why I am leaving Twitter

Tesla sues Swedish co as striking workers halt delivery of license plates

Tesla which is non-unionized globally was suing the govt agency because not accessing the registration plates constitutes an unlawful discriminatory attack directed at Tesla

Biden to convene new supply chain council to strengthen US logistics

He will also announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data and other programmes tied to the production and shipment of goods

Leaders of attacks on Sierra Leone's military arrested as curfew eases

The attacks early Sunday morning surprised residents and security forces in the West African nation and raised fears of a possible coup in a troubled region

North Korea restores border posts amid tensions over spy satellite: Seoul

After North Korea claimed to place its first military spy satellite into orbit last Tuesday, South Korea said it would partially suspend the deal and resume front aerial surveillance in response