44% of warm-water coral species face extinction: Study
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 14: Almost half of warm-water reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, conservationists have warned after a global assessment released at...
Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential election
New York [US], November 14: After the 2024 United States Presidential election that confirmed Donald Trump's victory, social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced its...
King Charles celebrates 76th birthday
London [UK], November 14: Britain's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday on Thursday by opening two food distribution hubs which are part of his...
'Nowhere is safe': Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 14: The rescue workers had just left when we arrived at the scene of an Israeli air strike on a building in...
Israeli strikes in Mount Lebanon villages kill 28, ministry says
Beirut [Lebanon], November 14: At least 28 people were killed on Tuesday in Israeli air strikes on two houses in central Lebanon where displaced families...
John Thune elected new Republican Senate leader
New York [US], November 14: Senate Republicans have elected John Thune, the long-serving senator from South Dakota, as their new leader in the chamber.
US prosecutors seek pause in Trump documents appeal
New York [US], November 14: U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect...
Deportations and scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
New York [US], November 14: Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president.
At UN, US warns Israel against forcible displacement
New York [US], November 14: The United States stressed at the United Nations that "there must be no forcible displacement.
Australia raised fair trade in Trump phone call
New York [US], November 14: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in a phone call the United States has...
Blinken decides against changing military assistance to Israel
New York [US], November 14: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has decided not to change military assistance to Israel for now.
Liberal Neos party joining Austrian coalition talks
Vienna [Austria], November 14: A third, liberal party will join Austria's coalition talks, conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said.
Trump names Musk, Huckabee, Fox host Hegseth, Noem to top posts
New York [US], November 14: President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of appointments to his upcoming administration, including naming tech billionaire and mega-donor Elon Musk...
Biden welcomes Trump at White House in transition meet
Washington [US], November 14: United States President-elect Donald Trump has been welcomed to the White House by outgoing President Joe Biden as part of a...
'US president will send every dollar promised to Ukraine'
Brussels [Belgium]/Washington [US], November 14: The United States is committed to ensuring Ukraine can keep defending against Russia in 2025 and negotiate from "a position...
At least 14 dead in Pakistan bus accident
Punjab [Pakistan], November 14: At least 14 people have been confirmed killed and many more missing and presumed dead after a bus crashed into the...
Israeli attacks kill several people in northern Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel]/Gaza [Palestine], November 14: Several people were killed in Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian media reported.
Red alert in parts of Spain two weeks after Valencia flooding
Madrid [Spain], November 14: Spain's national weather service declared a red alert for parts of Catalonia in the north-east of the country and Andalusia in...
Russian missiles and drones target Kiev
Kiev [Ukraine], November 14: The Russian military has attacked the Ukrainian capital Kiev with missiles and drones, in the first such combined attack for over...
FAA bars US airlines from Haiti after gunfire hits three planes
New York [US], November 13: The Federal Aviation Administration said it will bar U.S. airlines from operating in Haiti for 30 days.
Jailed Belarusian dissident Kalesnikava permitted visit
Minsk [Belarus], November 13: Jailed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava, a key figure in the opposition movement to President Alexander Lukashenko, was permitted to meet her...
Israeli strikes pound Lebanon
Jerusalem [Israel], November 13: The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes.
COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 13: The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year's UN climate summit, has lashed out at Western critics of his country's oil...
Pay or face disaster: UN Chief
Geneva [Switzerland], November 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian...
New UK target for 81% emissions cut by 2035
London [UK], November 13: The UK Prime Minister says Britain will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035.
Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah
Jerusalem [Israel], November 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in...
Trump taps Stefanik to be UN Ambassador
New York [US], November 13: Donald Trump has chosen Republican Representative Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the president-elect said...