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Capuava oil refinery owned by Petrobras sits in Maui, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2023.

At UN climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; environmentalists call it ‘smokescreen.’

Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday.

Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll has surpassed 15,200 and that 70% of those killed were women and children.

Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at UN climate summit
Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday’s second-day of a UN climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their knowhow to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face — while trumpeting their own natural resources that swallow heat-trapping carbon in the air.

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors.

Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the UN Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago

Israel resumes offensive in Gaza Strip after truce with Hamas ends
A weeklong cease-fire in the Gaza Strip collapsed Friday morning, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other for the breakdown of a truce that had allowed for the exchange of hundreds of hostages and prisoners, and that had briefly raised hopes for a more lasting halt to the fighting.

Israel’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends
The renewed hostilities heightened concerns for Palestinians — many of whom have been displaced by the war — as well as about 140 hostages still in Gaza, after more than 100 were freed during the truce.

NATO chief tells Turkey’s Erdogan that ‘the time has come’ to let Sweden join the alliance
Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved Sweden’s accession bid.

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IDF reserve soldiers during military training on Monday in Galilee, Israel, close to the northern border with Lebanon and Israel.

Hezbollah and Israeli troops exchange fire along the border as 2 people are killed in Lebanon

The woman’s death raised to at least 15 the number of civilians killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past eight weeks. 3:40 p.m.

IDF reserve soldiers during military training on November 27, 2023, close to the northern border with Lebanon, Israel.

Israel’s next aim is southern Gaza. US urges restraint.

Even before a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired early Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pledged to fight “until the end.” 3:35 p.m.

Philippine soldiers look at Philippine Coast Guard vessels near Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea on Dec. 1.

The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea

The Philippines plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s “pure bullying” in the strategic waterway, a Philippine security official said. 3:24 p.m.

An attendee walks across a plaza in Expo City in Dubai ahead of the COP28 climate conference.

A tense climate summit begins against a backdrop of war and record heat

With dire warnings of planetary catastrophe and urgent pleas to protect vulnerable populations, world leaders Friday implored one another to stop burning fossil fuels and swiftly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. 3:14 p.m.

A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force minesweeper searches in the waters where a US military Osprey aircraft crashed, off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 1.

Japan expresses concern about US Osprey aircraft continuing to fly without details of fatal crash

Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the US military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash this week in southwestern Japan despite repeated requests that it do so. 4:45 a.m.

11 civilians are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province

Security officials say 11 people have been killed in an attack by a group armed with explosives and guns in eastern Iraq. 2:58 a.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, right, and Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the Presidential Office, look at a map during their visit to the front-line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30.

Ukraine’s Zelensky says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces 12:09 a.m.

Thai hostages who were freed from Hamas arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, on Nov. 30.

Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas at homecoming at Bangkok airport

Seventeen Thai workers released from captivity by the militant Hamas group have been greeted by family and friends, officials and journalists in an emotional homecoming at Bangkok’s international airport. 11:49 p.m.