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Out of picture: Biden, Trudeau and Meloni miss 'family photo' at G20 2024-11-20
The Times of India

Under sunshine and clear blue skies against a picture-perfect backdrop of Rio's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, the Group of 20 leaders gathered for their 'family photo'. There was just one snag: US President Joe Biden was missing. The traditional photo opportunity descended into farce on Monday when...

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Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Port-au-Prince, citing police threats 2024-11-20
CNN

A vital humanitarian organization said it will suspend activities in Haiti’s capital on Wednesday following a “series of threats” by local police, in a move that threatens to bring a further deterioration of conditions in the Caribbean nation that has struggled for years with gang warfare and...

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Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula 2024-11-20
CNN

Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office, according to Federal Police. In...

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UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talks 2024-11-18
Urdu Point

<p>Rio de Janeiro, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2024) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting...

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Javier Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election win 2024-11-15
AOL

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, has become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump as he flew into Florida for a visit to Mar-a-Lago. Mr Milei is due to meet Elon Musk in the coming hours where the pair are expected to discuss strategies to cut government spending. Mr Milei...

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U.S. missile defense base opens in Redzikowo, northern Poland 2024-11-14
Famagusta Gazette

Polish President Andrzej Duda and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took part in the unveiling of a...

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Boeing starts issuing layoff notices as part of plan to cut 17,000 workers globally 2024-11-13
Khaleejtimes

Boeing said on Wednesday it is issuing layoff notices starting this week to workers impacted by a broader plan by the heavily indebted planemaker to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10 per cent of its global workforce. US staff receiving the notices this week will stay on Boeing's payroll until January to comply...

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NATO chief, US secretary of state discuss Ukraine amid rising global challenges 2024-11-13
Anadolu Agency

The chief of NATO and the US’ top diplomat on Wednesday met and reaffirmed the alliance’s dedication to supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing war, with growing concerns over the involvement of North Korean forces, and a new US administration waiting in the wings....

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Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest as part of six-day trip to Latin America 2024-11-08
Newsday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month when he travels to Brazil as part of a six-day trip to Latin America for a pair of international summits, the White House said Thursday. Biden will start his trip with a Nov....

photo: White House / Adam Schultz

Trump claims 'never-before-seen' victory in US presidential election 2024-11-06
Khaleejtimes

Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate," he said...

photo: AP / Lynne Sladky