International News from Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, longtime political rivals, met on Wednesday for the first time since Trump won back the White House last week and both men promised a smooth transfer of power in January.

Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent by 2035 as he committed the country to a more ambitious climate goal at the United Nations COP29 climate summit. 

Flood-hit towns near the eastern city of Valencia were rushing on Tuesday to clear the sewage system of mud and debris, pile sandbags and cancel school classes as they prepared for another approaching storm.

US president-elect Donald Trump has selected Mike Huckabee, who rejects the term "Palestinian" and supports building settlements, to be the next US ambassador to Israel.

A federal jury on Tuesday ordered US defense contractor CACI International to pay $42 million in damages to three plaintiffs for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.

Israeli forces struck Dar al-Hawra Medical Centre in southern Beirut's Harek Hreik several times overnight, adding to one of the most intense days of bombardment in the capital, according to the National News Agency (NNA). 

US President Donald Trump has announced Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency.