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UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council
Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan's warring parties stop hostilities and allow deliveries of aid, the British foreign ministry said. With London holding the rotating presidency of the council, British foreign minister David Lammy is due to chair a vote on a UK/Sierra Leone-proposed draft resolution, which also calls for the protection of civilians. Lammy will say "the UK will never let Sudan be forgotten" and announce a doubling of Britain's aid to 226 million pounds ($285 million), according to a statement from his ministry.
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Chinese President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit talks with Lula
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to attend the G20 summit and is set to have in-depth talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese state media reported on Monday. In a statement, Xi said he looks forward to having an exchange of views with the Brazilian president on further enhancing relations between the two countries, Xinhua news reported. Xi said the two leaders will talk about promoting development strategies between China and Brazil, as well as discuss international and regional issues, the statement said.
AFP
Biden answers missile pleas from Ukraine as clock ticks down
US President Joe Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against targets inside Russia is a bold shift in position in the final months before he hands over power to Republican Donald Trump.France and Britain have provided Ukraine with their long-range Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles, but have held back from authorizing their use inside Russia without American approval for ATACMS. During a meeting with French leader Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Prime Minister Keir
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E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an E. coli outbreak in at least 18 states linked to some organic carrots, which has led to at least one death.
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Two Missouri officers asked women for their phones – then stole nude images, authorities say
A former Missouri police officer and a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper have both been indicted on civil rights violations and accused of taking nude images from women’s phones during traffic stops.
AFP
McDonald's feast undercuts Trump health pledge
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been pictured sharing a McDonald's meal with his future boss, days after they promised to "make America healthy again."The four men are shown seated in front of trays of McDonald's food in a photo posted online by Donald Jr. on Sunday which he jokingly captioned: "Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW." Trump and Kennedy, a scion of the famous Democratic political family, campaigned together ahead of the
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Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power
Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Over 91% of voters approved the new constitution in a referendum held on Saturday, Gabon's Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said in a statement read on state television. The final results will be announced by the Constitutional Court, the interior minister said.
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GOP Ukraine hawks slam Biden for 'slow-walking' decision to allow strikes inside Russia
“President Biden should have listened to President Zelenskyy’s pleas much earlier," Rep. Mike Turner said.
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More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest
U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades. The U.S. Forest Service proposal, released Friday, would overhaul the Northwest Forest Plan that governs about 38,000 square miles (99,000 square kilometers) in Oregon, Washington and California. The plan was adopted in 1994 under President Bill Clinton amid pressure to curb destructive logging practices that resulted in widespread clearcuts and destroyed habitat used by spotted owls.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if necessary.
Popular Science
Selfies have changed our perception of what we look like. Here’s why.
Selfies are ubiquitous in life as we know it. Analysis of millions of photos showed that the number of selfies increased 900 times from 2012 to 2014, according to Flávio Souza et al. in a 2015 paper. That number has likely grown even greater in the years since. You can’t scroll through social media without […]
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UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions.They account for 80 percent of global emissions," Guterres said, calling on the group to "lead by example."
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Carrots sold at Trader Joe's and Wegmans recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
If you do your weekly grocery rounds at Trader Joe's or Wegmans, it might be time to check your fridge.
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GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends RFK Jr. on vaccines, says he supports recess appointments as a last resort
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, is “extremely intelligent when it comes to” vaccines and questioning levels of autism in the U.S. “I’ve sat down and had a long conversation with [Kennedy], and I actually find the guy extremely intelligent when it comes to this stuff.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs obstructing justice from behind bars, federal prosecutors allege
Federal prosecutors have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of breaking jail rules in an attempt to manipulate witness testimony and taint the potential jury pool in his case, according to a court document filed Friday.
Reuters
Two children among 10 killed in Russian missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine says
Ten people, including two children, were killed and 52 were injured on Sunday night when a Russian missile hit a residential nine-storey building in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, Ukraine's emergency services and military said. "Sunday evening for the city of Sumy became hell, a tragedy that Russia brought to our land," Volodymyr Artyukh, the head of the Sumy military administration said in a post on the administration's Telegram messaging channel.
CNN
California to remove derogatory term for Indigenous women from names of streets, parks and other places in 15 counties
California is stripping a derogatory term for Indigenous women from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced.
USA TODAY
Pope Francis suggested probe into possible Gaza genocide, book says
Pope Francis' statements are in a forthcoming book that was excerpted in the Italian press on Sunday.
Reuters
North Korea's Kim urges improved military capabilities for war
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country's military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday, after Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to Russia. Kim delivered the speech to a conference of battalion commanders and political instructors held in Pyongyang on Friday, during which he called for building political and military strength and fighting efficiency to ensure that the armed forces can cope with a war. Threats from the United States and its allies including South Korea and their military confrontation with North Korea have brought tension to "the worst phase in history," he said, calling the Korean peninsula "the world's biggest hotspot."
AFP
Biden touts climate legacy in landmark Amazon visit
US President Joe Biden paid an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change, insisting it would survive Donald Trump's return to the White House.On Sunday, the White House announced that the US had hit its target of increasing bilateral climate financing to $11 billion a year.

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