UN CLIMATE SUMMIT BEGINS IN AZERBAIJAN

Finance will be the focus at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan this year.

Developed countries are facing calls to contribute to a one trillion dollar fund that would help poorer nations adapt to climate change, as well as help them invest in their own renewable energy sources.

Stuart Smith has more.

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Trump rewards right-wingers with key appointments

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a hardline member of his first government to head up the man deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States.

He's also rewarding one of his closest political allies by proposing to send her to the United Nations, as America's next Ambassador.

From Washington, Simon Marks reports.

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SCHOLZ OPEN TO CONFIDENCE VOTE BEFORE CHRISTMAS AS SNAP ELECTION LOOMS

Expectations are building in Germany that the Chancellor could be
about to call for a confidence vote in his leadership, triggering snap
elections.

It follows the collapse of his three-party coalition government just
under a week ago.

Trent Murray has more from Berlin.

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Nigeria Forecasts Three-day Dust Haze, Rains Across the Country

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Nigeria's Meteorological Agency has predicted dust haze and rain across the country in the next three days.

The agency's weather forecast anticipates low visibility of 2 to 5 kilometers in the northern parts of the country.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.

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Qatar puts mediation role between Israel and Hamas on hold

Qatar is putting its mediation role between Israel and Hamas on hold, until both sides show a "willingness" to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal.

Along with the U.S. and Egypt, the Gulf state has been a key broker in months of talks that have yet to produce a breakthrough.

Giles Gibson has more from Tel Aviv.

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RADIO: FLOODS DESTROY SCHOOLS

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More than a hundred schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been destroyed by floods caused by a lake outburst in the eastern province of South Kivu. The destruction has disrupted the education of about 40,000 children in Kalemie territory. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.

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COP29 OPENS IN BAKU

The COP29 climate summit is getting underway in Azerbaijan.

The annual United Nations meeting will be attended by delegations from 200 countries.

World leaders from developed nations face pressure to provide finance for poorer countries to cope with global warming.

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev opened the summit in Baku with a warning.

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Smog continues to envelop various cities of Pakistan

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Many Pakistani cities are suffocating under a thick blanket of smog, as air quality continues to plummet.

The government is resorting to artificial rain in the south-eastern province of Punjab to combat the smog crisis.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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India says not worried about Trump Presidency

India says it is not worried about Trump's return to the White House.

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to call Trump to congratulate him - with the two leaders heaping lavish praise on each other.

New Delhi has for decades now enjoyed bipartisan support in the US and bilateral ties soared under Biden's presidency.

India's Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar says this relationship will only become stronger under Trump.

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Russia Dy PM in India to discuss boosting economic ties

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Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov is in India on a two day trip aimed at deepening economic ties. 

He's scheduled to meet business leaders on Monday and the Indian Foreign Minister on Tuesday to discuss trade, investments and technology cooperation. 

Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi. 

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China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea 'sovereignty'

INTRO: China has rejected Philippine maritime claims and called new legislation an infringement on its territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea.

The two countries have overlapping territorial claims in the disputed waters, with encounters growing more frequent and combative in recent months. Laura Westbrook has more.

 

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Trump tells Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine according to Washington Post report

President-Elect Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart to avoid an escalation in Ukraine according to a Washington Post report.

The conflict could be one of the topics US President Joe Biden discusses when he meets Donald Trump at the White House this week.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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US charges man of Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump

The United States has criminally charged a person in connection with an alleged plot, thwarted by the FBI, to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.

In a statement on Friday, the US Department of Justice said the man had been assigned by an Iranian government official to take part in a murder-for-hire plot before this week's election.

Benji Hyer reports.

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US prosecutors prepare to drop Trump election subversion case

US special counsel Jack Smith has acknowledged the 2020 election
subversion case against Donald Trump is unlikely to proceed.

Smith has said the "unprecedented circumstance" of Trump being
re-elected means the case will likely have to be permanently paused.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Trump wins Nevada - Arizona still being counted

Donald Trump has won Nevada, a US state he lost in both 2016 and 2020.

Both he and Kamala Harris, his Democrat rival, courted voters in the state several times in the lead-up to the election.

He may already be the President-elect, but votes are still being counted in Arizona.

Sally Patterson reports. 

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Donald Trump vows to press on with mass deportations plans

President-elect Donald Trump says one of his first priorities upon taking office in January will be to make his country's southern border "strong and powerful."

As a candidate, the former President repeatedly vowed to carry out the "largest deportation effort in American history" if he won the election, having railed against illegal immigration during the campaign. 

The Department of Homeland Security estimates there are 11 million illegal migrants living in the US.

Benji Hyer reports.  

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UN says nearly 70% of verified deaths in Gaza are women and children

A new United Nations report suggests that nearly 70 percent of deaths
in Gaza are that of women and children.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
published the report on Friday, having verified more than eight
thousand of the more than 34 thousand people reportedly killed.
Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations in New York.

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Racist text messages sent to Black people across the US

Federal, state and local officials are investigating after racist text messages were sent to Black people across the United States - informing them they've been selected to be a slave. The messages were in the days following the contentious presidential election. Toni Waterman has more

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Wildfire near Los Angeles destroys more than a hundred homes

A wildfire in Southern California has destroyed over a hundred structures and more than 10,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.

Windy conditions have allowed the Mountain Fire to quickly spread.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Nigeria Announces Free Cesarean Sections For Pregnant Women

Nigeria has announced free cesarean sections for pregnant women in need of the procedure.

It's part of measures by the government to address the issue of maternal mortality in the country.

Tesem Akende reports from Jos

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