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Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth concedes defeat in parliamentary election 

11 November 2024

Pravind Jugnauth, the incumbent prime minister of Mauritius, has conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, saying h...

COP29 in Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit? 

11 November 2024

The UN annual climate summit is now under way in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, with thousands of representatives from the...

Israel sees ‘progress’ in ceasefire talks with Lebanon, but no deal yet 

11 November 2024

Israel says there has been “certain progress” in talks about a ceasefire in Lebanon, although the Iran-backed Hezbol...

Europe braces for a ‘swift and brutal transition’ to the world of Trump 

11 November 2024

European Union leaders took to social media on Wednesday morning to congratulate Donald J Trump on a sweeping presidenti...

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk 

11 November 2024

Russia is trying to push Ukrainian forces from its western Kursk region with tens of thousands of soldiers, Ukraine’s ...

Israeli football fans, pro-Palestinians attacked in Amsterdam: What we know 

10 November 2024

EXPLAINER News|Israel-Palestine conflict The Dutch capital of Amsterdam is under strict security measures after clashes ...

With US House election gains, Republicans close in on unified power 

10 November 2024

News|US Election 2024 Republicans are edging closer to unified control of the United States government after winning ano...

‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case 

10 November 2024

News|Health Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive for the virus, accord...

Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting 

10 November 2024

Saudi Arabia’s top military official has visited Tehran for talks with Iranian officials in a rare high-level meeting ...

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser 

10 November 2024

United States President Joe Biden will try to convince President-elect Donald Trump not to pull support from Ukraine whe...