USA
US pledges 61% emissions cut by 2035 as Biden bows out
The US has become only the fourth country to put a new emissions reduction pledge on the table ahead of a February 2025 deadline under the Paris Agreement to halt global temperature rise – but with president-elect Trump due to take office next month, its impact is questionable.
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Angola
Joe Biden becomes first US president to pay visit to Angola
The historic first trip by a US president to the sub-Saharan African nation aims to spotlight a 2.8 billion euro US-backed railway project, designed to counter China’s influence on the continent, including its Belt and Road Initiative.
Israel
European leaders give mixed reactions on Netanyahu's arrest warrant
Europe's top diplomat Josep Borrell has insisted that the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and his former defence secretary should be respected, but European countries are not so sure.
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No comment: Protesters and police clash in Lima on sidelines of APEC summit
Hundreds of Peruvians protested on the streets of downtown Lima on Wednesday against the government and its failure to tackle rising crime, as world leaders arrived in the Andean country for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
