Top 10 world news: PM Modi departs for COP28, Israel says two hostages handed over to Red Cross, & more
Top 10 world news
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned for Dubai to participate in the World Climate Action Summit at COP28. He is set to hold a number of engagements during his visit, includingan address at the event. WION, in its live blog on the Israel-Hamas war, is covering all the updates, the latest being a further extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas for an additional day.
Meanwhile, WION's special series Cast From The Past reflects on the diplomatic moves by Henry Kissinger during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Kissinger, a prominent figure in US foreign policy, passed away on November 30, 2023.
PM Modi departs for COP28, says 'India has walked the talk in climate action'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Dubai on Thursday (Nov 30) where he is scheduled to take part in the World Climate Action Summit at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). The prime minister will take part in the deliberations, which will take place under the presidency of the United Arab Emirates on Friday (Dec 1).
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Cast From The Past: When Kissinger's diplomacy failed, and Bangladesh was born
Born in the boom of Telegraphs and Trunk Calls in Germany's Bavaria region in May 1923, the immensely controversial and equally consequential US foreign policy practitioner Henry Kissingerdied in the hyperconnected times of interneton November 30, 2023. The scholar-turned-diplomat was serving as the US National Security Adviser to President Richard Nixon in the December of 1971 when New Delhi militarily intervened in the erstwhile East Pakistan after millions of refugees poured into India in the wake of outrageous atrocities committed by Punjabi-dominated Pakistani military against their own Bengali brethren.
COP28: UN Chief Antonio Guterres sounds alarm, says 2023 set to be hottest year in human history
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a dire warning in Dubai ahead of the UN climate conference COP28, declaring that 2023 is on track to become the hottest year ever recorded, citing alarming indicators such as record-high sea levels, unprecedented sea surface temperatures, and historic low in Antarctic sea ice.
Cancer-stricken mother appeals for release of daughter held hostage by Hamas. Watch Video
In a heartfelt video shared by Israel's government, a mother grappling with brain cancer is urging Hamas to release her26-year-old daughter who was abducted from the Supernova music festival on October 7.
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'Mysterious' jellyfish with 240 tentacles discovered off Japan's coast declared a new species
In 2002, scientists aboard a research vessel discovered a peculiar jellyfish near a volcanic crater off Japan. Spotting the same creature again in 2020, scientists have now confirmed that it isa new species named Santjordia pagesi.
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The BCCI selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, announced India's 16-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series versus South Africa, to be held in the African nation. Rohit Sharma will lead the side comprising the experience of R Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul (who returns in the red-ball setup after his injury) whereas the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane sit out. Bumrah has been named as Rohit's deputy.