Russia jails teen musician over anti-war street songs for third time
A Russian court on Tuesday sent an 18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs to jail for a third time as the Kremlin mounts a no-limits crackdown on any signs of dissent or opposition.
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Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UN
Global demand for air conditioning could more than triple by 2050, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, calling for more sustainable cooling solutions.
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Trump claims 'very big victory' as shutdown vote nears
President Donald Trump declared victory on Tuesday as an effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown headed to a final vote and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal.
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Indigenous protesters clash with security at COP30 summit in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards Tuesday at the COP30 summit in Brazil, causing minor injuries in a rare incident of violence at the UN climate talks.
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France warns over Caribbean 'instability' as G7 talks open
France's foreign minister criticized "military operations" in the Caribbean at a G7 meeting on Tuesday, as the deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group escalated an arms buildup in the region.
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Brazil tries to avoid climate bust up at COP30 summit
COP30 hosts Brazil will seek to land a compromise on Wednesday as some nations seek to put ambitious climate action and financial obligations on the summit agenda -- flashpoints that have stalled past negotiations.
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New Report Reveals Brazilians Face 252 Scam Encounters Annually Despite High Confidence in Spotting Fraud
State of Scam Brazil Report Shows R$99 billion Lost; Cross-Sector Webinar to Address Growing Crisis
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Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecided
Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN cliamte conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse.
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Close Zelensky ally accused of orchestrating major graft scheme
Ukrainian investigators on Tuesday accused a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky of orchestrating a $100 million corruption scheme, as a major standoff over graft in the war-torn country escalates.
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'Trump is temporary': California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
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