Trump to host Syrian president in historic White House meeting amid push for regional peace

Trump to host Syrian president in historic White House meeting amid push for regional peace

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is preparing to welcome Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday in what officials describe as a historic step toward testing whether Damascus can be drawn back into diplomacy after years of war and isolation. The high-profile meeting underscores a new chapter in U.S.–Syria relations…

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World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first  bn – The Times of India

World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bn – The Times of India

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a roundtable with leaders (Image credits: AP) BELEM: World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world’s forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees.The initial government commitments still…

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As Trump admin pushes Gaza peace plan, history shows UN peacekeeping’s mixed record

As Trump admin pushes Gaza peace plan, history shows UN peacekeeping’s mixed record

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, presented a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday to partner nations aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including authorization for an international security force, according to a senior U.S. official.  Waltz recently met with…

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Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist movement, with one senior U.S. official terming Lebanon a “failed state” for its inaction. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack, who also serves as envoy to Syria, said Saturday in Bahrain that Lebanon…

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Rubio slams UNRWA as a ‘subsidiary of Hamas,’ vows it will not ‘play any role’ in delivering aid to Gaza

Rubio slams UNRWA as a ‘subsidiary of Hamas,’ vows it will not ‘play any role’ in delivering aid to Gaza

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Israel shortly after Vice President JD Vance left for Washington, railed against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. “UNRWA’s not going to play any role in…

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Experts slam UN court ruling on Israel, warn opinion is also ‘a real danger to the US’

Experts slam UN court ruling on Israel, warn opinion is also ‘a real danger to the US’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leading experts on the United Nations and international law on Wednesday blasted the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its non-binding ruling that Israel cooperate with a scandal-plagued U.N. aid agency that the U.S. stopped funding because of its support for Hamas terrorists. ICJ President Yuji…

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Gaza famine claims face mounting scrutiny as mortality data falls far short of predictions

Gaza famine claims face mounting scrutiny as mortality data falls far short of predictions

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even as aid continues to flow into Gaza following President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal, one expert is questioning the veracity of claims by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) that famine conditions took hold in Gaza this summer — and the organizational ties of the agency. “What…

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