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Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:24:10 GMT
FIFA chief Infantino voices support for LGBTQ community, migrant workers
"Today I feel Qatari, today I feel Arab, today I feel African, today I feel gay, today I feel disabled, today I feel a migrant worker," he said. The build-up to the tournament in the Gulf state has been dominated by concerns over Qatar's treatment ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:38:16 GMT
US to press for climate progress at 2023 APEC summit in San Francisco
Harris, who is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, announced the week beginning November 12, 2023 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, as this year's meeting wrapped up in Bangkok. "There is no better place to host APEC ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:48:17 GMT
Wales World Cup return left family in tears, says Rodon
The 25-year-old defender, on loan at Rennes from Tottenham, is set to start on Monday as Wales appear in the tournament for the first time since 1958 when they face the United States in Doha. Rob Page's side reached the finals with a play-off victo...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:08:09 GMT
Trump on playbill as top Republicans meet
The former US president was a late addition to the guest list for the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, which began Friday. Trump, dialing in by video on Saturday, will join a slate of top GOP speakers, incl...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:32:22 GMT
Celtics roll to ninth straight NBA win, Mavs' Doncic dazzles again
The Celtics improved their league-leading record to 13-3, their latest long-range barrage burying the Pelicans 117-109 in New Orleans. Each of Boston's five starters scored in double figures and each drained at least two of the Celtics' 20 three-po...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:32:21 GMT
Climate damages are key flashpoint as UN COP talks go overtime
The meeting at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has been dominated by the controversial issue of climate "loss and damage" funds to help developing nations cope with the impacts of increasingly intense and costly floods, heatwaves and droughts....

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 04:16:10 GMT
NASA Moon mission 'exceeding' expectaions
The spacecraft is to take astronauts to the Moon in the coming years -- the first to set foot on its surface since the last Apollo mission in 1972. This first test flight, without a crew on board, aims to ensure that the vehicle is safe. "Today w...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 04:08:13 GMT
Colombia, ELN guerrillas to start new peace talks Monday in Caracas
The resumption of negotiations "will be next Monday, November 21, in the afternoon in the city of Caracas," read a statement posted to Twitter and signed by the Colombian High Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda, and ELN peace delegation member Pab...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:42:10 GMT
Harris meets Xi briefly, calls for US-China communication
Harris spoke to the Chinese leader as they entered a retreat in Bangkok during a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a White House official said. The vice president reinforced Biden's message that "we must maintain open li...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:38:10 GMT
Australia aims to host 2026 UN climate summit
"It is a good opportunity, I believe, for Australia to show and to host what is a major global event," Albanese said during a visit to Bangkok. Centre-left Albanese was swept to power this year on a wave of popular anger about the pro-fossil fuel s...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:24:11 GMT
Kim's daughter reveal shows dynastic dream for N. Korea: analysts
State media has never mentioned Kim's children -- the regime has not even officially confirmed they exist -- but on Saturday, KCNA reported that Kim, "together with his beloved daughter and wife", oversaw the launch of an intercontinental ballistic ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:08:15 GMT
US to help Thailand develop small nuclear reactors
The White House said the assistance was part of its Net Zero World Initiative, a project launched at last year's Glasgow climate summit in which the US partners with the private sector and philanthropists to promote clean energy. Thailand does not ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 02:52:10 GMT
French-speaking bloc to focus on development at Tunisia summit
Around 30 heads of state and government, including French President Emmanuel Macron, his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are set to attend the summit of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OI...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 02:28:20 GMT
Silent Bolsonaro leaves void in Brazil presidency
Nearly three weeks after losing to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the far-right president -- who remains in office until January 1 -- has gone uncharacteristically silent, shunning official events and even his beloved social media accounts...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 02:04:12 GMT
Kim oversees N. Korea's ICBM launch with daughter in tow
Declaring he would meet perceived US nuclear threats with nukes of his own, he supervised the launch on Friday of a vast black-and-white missile, which KCNA said was the Hwasong-17, dubbed the "monster missile" by analysts. The launch of the "new-t...



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