Across northern Israel’s lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation.In the Hula Valley, home to a unique migration sanctuary for birds, a flock of common cranes and their cacophony of …
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where they will likely meet for the last time under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump’s election victory.Air Force One touched down at an air base outside Lima as Xi, who landed hours earlier, …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday inaugurated Latin America’s first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru — a symbol of the Asian superpower’s growing influence on the continent as it prepares to face off with a new Donald Trump administration.The $3.5-billion complex, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Lima, is meant to serve as a …
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A failed bomb attack on Brazil’s Supreme Court is being probed as a “terrorist act” with possible links to an insurrection last year against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country’s police chief said Thursday.The attempted attack, which happened late Wednesday in the capital Brasilia, came as the country prepares to host leaders including …
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Stewards had to intervene at the Nations League match between France and Israel on Thursday to stop fans of both nations from clashing in the stands, an AFP reporter saw.Videos taken by spectators and posted on the X social media network show fans, some with Israeli flags, running along the rows of seats at the …
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A US appeals court on Thursday granted a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to pause the case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House.District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had dismissed the case against the former president in July on the grounds that Smith was unlawfully appointed.Smith appealed …
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Italy ensured qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.Lee Carsley, whose brief reign as England coach ends on Sunday, enjoyed an emphatic victory in Athens …
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Cricket might be forced to make its Olympic return outside Los Angeles, 2028 Games organisers said on Thursday, following reports the sport could be staged thousands of miles away in New York.Casey Wasserman, the chairman of LA28, told a news conference that officials were still searching for a venue for cricket, which has been included …
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More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in economic losses, with actual structural damage amounting to billions more, the World Bank said on Thursday.Since September 23, Israel has ramped up its air campaign in Lebanon, later sending in ground troops following almost a year …
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Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he was “thrilled” to name Kennedy.Moving quickly since his election last week, Trump has embarked on a campaign of political …
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