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US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world’s largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels.The preliminary estimate by the Rhodium Group, an independent research organization, found a net fall of just …

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Poland’s president has urged the government not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he attend the Auschwitz liberation anniversary event later this month, his office said Thursday.The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November over the Gaza war, prompting outrage from Israel and its allies.Poland, as a party …

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Lebanon’s lawmakers voted for a second time in the day Thursday to elect a much-needed president, with army chief Joseph Aoun expected to win.The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun — not related — ended in October 2022, with tensions between the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its opponents …

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Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria’s northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.The latest reported fighting comes despite the United States saying Wednesday that it was working to address Turkey’s concerns in Syria to dissuade the NATO ally from escalating an offensive against Kurdish fighters.The …

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Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of the two-thirds majority to become president in the first round of a parliamentary vote, but could still become head of state.The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun — not related — ended in October 2022, with tensions between …

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Thousands of people turned out to meet Mozambique’s main opposition leader after he returned home from more than two months in exile Thursday to push his claim that he won the October presidential election.Security forces barred supporters from going to Maputo’s international airport to meet Venancio Mondlane as he landed, with at least one person …

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US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world’s largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels.The preliminary estimate by the Rhodium Group, an independent research organization, found a net fall of just …

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British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Thursday refused to condemn president-elect Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions while insisting that the US acquiring the self-governing Danish territory is “not going to happen”.”I’m not in the business of condemning our closest ally,” Lammy told Sky News, adding that he was “in the business of interpreting what sits behind …

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Lebanese lawmakers could elect army chief Joseph Aoun as president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.The legislative session comes with 17 days remaining in a ceasefire that called for the deployment of Lebanese troops alongside UN peacekeepers as Israeli …

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Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.Over 100,000 people have been told to flee at least five separate blazes, including in the heart of historic Hollywood, just …

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