Alcides Moura, manager of the newly renamed COP30 hotel, checks the air conditioning in a room in Belem, Brazil.— AFP With two months to go, the “COP30 Hotel,” spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings. The owners had been hoping to cash in …
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A view shows the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4. — Reuters LISBON: The death of at least 16 people in an historic cable car that derailed in Lisbon has exposed flaws in the “old charm” image of …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency, September 3, 2025. China seizing on anti-Trump sentiment in foreign affairs blitz. Xi projects healthy image at parade, meetings, Tibet trip. Parade shifts domestic narrative from economic …
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The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2022. — Congressional approval needed, but Republicans unlikely to oppose. Critics argue name change is costly and unnecessary distraction. Move would put Trump’s stamp on govt’s biggest organisation. US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defence the …
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at an event. —Reuters/File Rubio says it may trigger new strikes, could harden conflict lines. Avoids comment on Israeli annexation plans, calls them not final. US Secretary of State makes these remarks during Ecuador visit. The United States has told other countries that recognition of a Palestinian state will cause more problems, US …
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in a tent camp, as Israeli forces escalate operations around Gaza City, in Gaza City, September 2, 2025. — Reuters Major European powers have said they could recognise an independent Palestinian state in coming weeks. What would that mean for the Palestinians and Israel? What is the status of Palestinian statehood …
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Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. — Reuters Iran reciprocally reduced Australia’s diplomatic presence in Iran: FM. Canberra’s ambassador had left Iran, confirms foreign minister. Tehran rejects antisemitism claims, calls allegations “ridiculous”. Iran has downgraded diplomatic ties with Australia, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, a week …
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed profound grief over the loss of lives and property as a result of devastating floods in Pakistan.Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric, in a statement, said the disaster – caused by a severe monsoon exacerbated by climate change – has affected some 1.5 million people and left hundreds of thousands of people in need …
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Afghan men walk on the rubble of a damaged house following a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025. — Reuters At least 2,205 killed, 3,640 injured in Afghanistan quakes. Another 12 killed in Nangarhar and Laghman. “Rescue efforts still ongoing”, says deputy spokesperson. The death toll from the powerful …
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A man walks past a truck loaded with belongings of Afghan nationals, as they head back to Afghanistan after Pakistan started to deport documented Afghan refugees, near Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. — Reuters Pakistan targets 1.3 million PoR holders for deportation crackdown. Thousands cross Chaman and Torkham daily, fearing arrest. Grandi stresses urgent aid …
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