No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair

No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair

INC-5 Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso brings down a gavel, made using recycled plastic bottle tops from the Dandora landfill in Nairobi, during the start of a plenary of the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) in Busan on December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Negotiators have failed to […]

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“Painful Concessions” Needed To Free Gaza Hostages: Israel Defence Minister

“Painful Concessions” Needed To Free Gaza Hostages: Israel Defence Minister

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that “painful concessions” would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country’s war aims. “Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone… to realise our moral duty to bring our hostages home, […]

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Kamala Harris Says De-Escalation Needed In Middle East Amid Israeli Offensive

Kamala Harris Says De-Escalation Needed In Middle East Amid Israeli Offensive

Washington: U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Thursday that de-escalation was needed in the Middle East, a region on edge for months amid Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT A ceasefire remains elusive in Gaza and Lebanon and the region is bracing for an Israeli response to […]

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