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A summit on the international trade in endangered species will decide Thursday whether to ratify a “historic” proposal to protect sharks, a move that would drastically restrict the lucrative global shark fin trade. The proposal would place dozens of species

Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, the bloc’s environmental watchdog said Thursday, a slight rise from the previous year. At the same time, the overall rate for EU countries in 2020

Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir replaces Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retires on Nov. 29. Munir begins his new role amid bitter feuding between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former premier Imran Khan. (Image credit: W.K. Yousufzai/AP)

Employees are leaving a vast Foxconn iPhone factory in central China over working conditions and Covid restrictions, relieved to be taking pay-offs home after angry protests at the Taiwanese tech giant’s plant. The workers are leaving the plant in Zhengzhou

Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of LGBTQ “propaganda” in a final reading on Thursday, as Moscow presses ahead with its conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine. The legislation passed by the lower

Americans advance a lot of theories for why they have so many more gun deaths than other countries do. The answer is lying in plain sight.

The lame-duck session is America’s best chance to honour its obligation to child immigrants

Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Terrorist Acts in Jerusalem  The White House White House condemns twin Jerusalem bombings – POLITICO  POLITICO White House condemns terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, mourns loss of life  Fox News White House condemns violence

Anwar Ibrahim, ally-turned-foe-turned-former running mate of ‘proud antisemite’ former leader Mahathir Mohamad, is selected by palace to lead nation after inconclusive election

Jisr Collective praised recent Jerusalem bombings, called Mizrahi Jews ‘traitors’; account disappears shortly after Musk commented the hateful content was ‘not ok’