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The United Nations’ secretary-general says world leaders face a stark choice to join forces to cut gas emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe, warning that the globe is on a “highway to climate hell” in the midst of devastating effects of rising temperatures and global warming. Antonio Guterres …

Ukraine has accused Russia of occupying empty homes in Kherson with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting, ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive to recapture the southern city. The Ukrainian military said on Monday the Russian forces “disguised in civilian clothes, occupy the premises of civilians and …

Gunmen have abducted at least 80 people and killed nearly a dozen others in separate attacks in the northwest of Nigeria, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on villages, schools and highways. Armed gangs kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in different …

North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise. North Korea has launched a series of missiles this week, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile, drawing condemnation from the United States, …

Donald Trump-backed Mehmet Oz’s Senate bid fails to produce the enthusiasm seen with previous Muslim firsts in the US. The United States may elect its highest-ranking Muslim official next week – a Donald Trump-backed Republican who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Mehmet Oz, a television personality and …

British intelligence operatives are reportedly working to create and train a covert terrorist force in Ukraine assigned to attack Russian targets in Crimea on behalf of the Kiev government. Citing leaked documents, the Grayzone reported that UK intelligence operatives signed an agreement with Ukraine to build the so-called “partisan” terror …

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday’s election, claiming protests by his supporters were the fruit of “indignation and a sense of injustice” over the vote. However, he stopped short of contesting the election result and authorized his Chief …

A senior Russian official says Ukraine must stop using a grain export corridor for “terrorist attacks,” a few days after Moscow pulled out of a UN-brokered deal reached to facilitate grain deliveries. According to Press TV, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, said on …

North Korea has reportedly launched at least 10 missiles of various types on Wednesday, prompting the South to urge its citizens on a nearby island to take shelter. “North Korea fired at least 10 missiles of various types today towards the east and west,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff …

China has issued a stern warning that Washington’s plans to deploy six of its nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an Australian military base may “trigger an arms race” and escalate tensions in the region. According to Press TV, Zhao Lijian, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, speaking at a regular briefing on Monday …

Fears of political violence are growing in the United States ahead of next week’s midterm elections, with US security officials saying unconstrained disinformation and political vitriol is fuel for attacks, such as the one on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mansion. According to Press TV, David DePape broke into Pelosi’s home …

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s legal team has filed a court sanction motion against former US President Donald Trump for appealing to an earlier court verdict issued against him a month earlier. On Sept. 8, 2022, US District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, …

A US media report has revealed that the Washington establishment and social media platforms are in collaboration with one another to censor what is referred by them to as online “misinformation”. The Intercept reported on Monday that the US Big Tech firms, namely, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, collaborated …

Russia has asked civilians to leave a swath of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro, and has accused Kiev of plotting to use prohibited methods of war against its forces in the region. Officials on Tuesday identified seven towns on the east bank that would now be evacuated, …

UK dismisses allegations as false, says they are aimed at diverting attention away from military failures in Ukraine. Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged …

The first Arab League summit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in Algeria, but political divisions continue to rankle among the regional organisation’s members. Arab states are split over issues ranging from support for the Palestinian cause, the regional roles of Iran and Turkey and …

As many as 15 people have been injured in a drive-by shooting, including three children, in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood on Halloween night, police say. According to WLS-TV, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said there are three juvenile victims: a three-year-old, an 11-year-old, and a teenager who may be 13 …

‘Just Stop Oil’ eco-campaigners target several buildings in London Climate activists from the ‘Just Stop Oil’ group have sprayed paint onto several major buildings in Central London, all of which “represent the pillars” supporting the fossil fuel industry, according to the group. The headquarters of the British domestic intelligence service, …

The Pentagon wants a new hub for B-52s amid tensions with China The US military has devised a plan which would see nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers deployed in Australia on long-term rotational missions, and turn the country’s Northern Territory into a crucial military hub in Washington’s standoff with Beijing. That’s …

Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far-right incumbent had not conceded defeat by Monday morning, raising concerns he might contest the result. Tens of thousands of jubilant supporters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to celebrate …