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UN halts aid via Gaza's main crossing after looting; blames Israel for it

Experts were already warning of famine in the territory's north, which Israeli forces have almost completely isolated since early October

Battle over curbing plastic output jeopardises hopes of UN treaty

The fifth and final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to yield a legally binding global treaty was set to wrap up in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday

Trump's threat of 100% customs duties on Brics nations unrealistic: GTRI

GTRI said that tariffs of this scale would harm the US consumers only as it would push prices on imports, disrupt global trade, and risk retaliation from key trading partners

President Putin signs off record Russian defence spending Budget for 2025

Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, amounting to 13.5 trillion rubles (over $145 billion), up from a reported 28.3% this year

Israeli strikes on Gaza's Muwasi kill at least 6, including 2 children

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 44,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of dead were combatants

India, France looking at economic ties: French foreign trade minister

After forging close partnership in the defence domain, India and France are now looking at significantly deepening economic and trade ties especially in sectors like clean energy, new technologies

NYC pays $220 mn to rent Pak govt-owned hotel, Ramaswamy calls deal 'nuts'

In 2023, Pakistan government leased out Roosevelt Hotel, a property of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to the New York City Administration for three years against $ 220 million

Who is Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI: All you need to know

Patel has for years been a loyal ally to Trump, finding common cause over their shared skepticism of government surveillance and deep state a pejorative catchall used by Trump to refer to bureaucracy

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

The outlets said in a joint statement on Friday that OpenAI regularly breaches copyright by scraping large amounts of content from Canadian media

Climate change case to open at UN court as island nations fear rising seas

In the decade up to 2023, sea levels have risen by a global average of around 4.3 centimeters (1.7 inches), with parts of the Pacific rising higher still

Heavy snow blankets parts of US during busy holiday travel weekend

Travel will be extremely difficult and hazardous this weekend, especially in areas where multiple feet of snow may accumulate very quickly, the National Weather Service said

US approves $385 mn arms sale to Taiwan amid growing tensions with China

According to the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the sale, which includes spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems, is expected to be delivered starting in 2025

WHO calls for global commitment to fight against HIV on World AIDS Day

WHO also highlighted the situation of children and adolescents living with HIV. In the Southeast Asia Region, approximately 80,000 children and adolescents are living with HIV

Canada's Trudeau returns home after meeting Trump without tariff assurances

Trump called the talks 'productive' but signalled no retreat from a pledge that Canada says unfairly lumps it in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States

Trump threatens 100% tariff on Brics nations if they act to weaken dollar

While US dollar is by far most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges, members of Brics, and other developing nations say they are fed up with America's dominance

Death toll in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rises to 124 as gunbattle continues

More than 170 people have been injured in the sectarian violence raging for the last last ten days, authorities said

Trump nominates Indian American confidante Kash Patel as FBI director

Patel, 44, served as chief of staff to the Acting United States Secretary of Defense in the last few weeks of the Trump Administration in 2017

Trump picks real estate developer Charles Kushner as his envoy to France

Charles Kushner had been convicted of preparing false tax returns, retaliating against a cooperating witness, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission in 2005

Israeli strike in Gaza kills WCK workers; Israel says 1 was Oct 7 attacker

The charity's work in Gaza was temporarily suspended earlier this year after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, most of them foreigners

Had an excellent conversation with Trump, says Trudeau after Florida meet

The Republican president-elect has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries don't stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders