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Kremlin spokesman denies Putin-Trump call

Washington Post The Washington Post reported that the two men spoke on Thursday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining the call from his resort in Florida. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/11/russia-putin-trump-call-peskov-deny/

Caught Between Wars, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return Home

New York Times Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who escaped civil war at home over the past decade have now fled the conflict in Lebanon, seeking safety in their own shattered country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/world/middleeast/lebanon-war-syrians-returning-home.html

What does President-elect Donald Trump’s win mean for US amid war between Russia, Ukraine?

Fox News Last week’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States for a second time sent geopolitical shock waves as the international community waits to see what happens next for U.S. ties abroad, particularly as Russia’s war continues in Ukraine. Trump and running mate-turned-Vice President-elect JD Vance rallied against the Biden administration’s…

Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’

Fox News Young girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9. This includes allowing parents to have arranged marriages for their young daughters. Iraq doesn’t have a male…

Live Briefing: Arab-Islamic summit to discuss Gaza, Lebanon; Trump talks to Netanyahu

Washington Post Israel’s conflicts against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon are set to dominate the agenda at gatherings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and at the White House this week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/11/israel-iran-war-news-gaza-palestine-lebanon/

Why Is COP29 Being Held in Baku, Azerbaijan?

New York Times The economy of Azerbaijan, host of COP29, relies almost entirely on the fossil fuels that are the main driver of global warming. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/climate/cop29-why-baku-azerbaijan.html

COP29 talks open in Baku in the shadow of Trump’s election

New York Times The election of Donald J. Trump is sapping momentum from global climate talks as diplomats brace for his pro-fossil-fuel agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/climate/cop29-climate-baku-azerbaijan.html

Haiti’s prime minister ousted in latest blow to transition

Washington Post A council tasked with restoring order to the nation said it would replace Prime Minister Garry Conille with businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/10/haiti-prime-minister-garry-conille-fired/

How Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam Unfolded

New York Times Antisemitic assaults on visiting Israeli soccer fans, and incendiary chants and attacks by some Israelis: Here’s what we know so far about the violence in Amsterdam last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/world/europe/israeli-soccer-fans-amsterdam-attack.html

Israel’s new defense minister says country has defeated Hezbollah

Fox News Israel’s newly appointed minister of defense said Sunday his country has defeated Hezbollah, noting that the elimination of the Lebanese terrorist organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the crowning achievement. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27 when the Israel Defense Forces attacked the Iran-backed group’s headquarters in southern Beirut. Late…