G20 leaders summit to focus on emerging challenges

G20 leaders summit to focus on emerging challenges

G20 group leaders will hold a virtual session to discuss issues specific to the developing world and new emerging challenges. It's expected that the Israel-Hamas war and the crisis in Ukraine will be on the agenda. The meeting will be hosted by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

November 22, 2023 28

World

Israel, Hamas agree to truce and hostage deal

Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Diane To for Reuters.

November 22, 2023 17

Africa

Uganda investigates unidentified illness

Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera district in the central region. The BBC reports that affected patients had rashes on the skin which kept widening, before dying in a matter of days while some had swollen limbs. The country’s Ministry of Health has collected fresh samples but the findings are yet to […]

November 22, 2023 8

World

The World Food Program’s Boss Faces Backlash for Attending an Event Honoring Israel

By Anastasiia Carrier, via PassBlue A new letter circulating among World Food Program employees is questioning the ethics of Cindy McCain, the program’s executive director, after she attended a forum honoring the people of Israel recently. The letter reflects the intensifying controversies hitting the United Nations over the Israel Defense Forces’ disproportionate bombardment of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza in response to Hamas’s massacre of Oct. 7. The controversies include the IDF’s […]

November 22, 2023 8

World

Biden and Xi agree on curbing fentanyl

U.S President Joe Biden says counternarcotics cooperation between the U.S and China was a top deliverable out of the talks with President Xi Jinping. Speaking on Tuesday, Biden says this is an important step to curb the flow of fentanyl into the country. Biden and Xi met during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. Jody Jacobs reports.

November 22, 2023 18

Business / Economics

Standoff continues at OpenAI

More than 700 members of staff at OpenAI - almost the entire workforce - have now signed a letter calling for the company's board to bring back ousted CEO Sam Altman. The employees say the board is incapable of overseeing AI and should resign. Microsoft has already given Altman a job heading up a new AI department. Our US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

November 22, 2023 19

Business / Economics

Musk sues nonprofit over antisemitic accusation

Elon Musk has sued Media Matters for America accusing the nonprofit of trying to drive advertisers from the social media platform X. This comes after the advocacy group accused the site formerly known as Twitter of posting adverts alongside antisemitic content. Musk was recently accused of antisemitism after seemingly endorsing a post that accused Jewish communities of advocating for hatred against white people. Musk denies this saying he was only […]

November 22, 2023 18

South Africa

International law expert says there are notable tense dynamics between South Africa and Israel

International law expert Patrick Kadima says there are notable tense dynamics between South Africa and Israel. This tension escalated as Israel recalled its ambassador for consultation, coinciding with South Africa’s parliamentary vote on closing the Israeli embassy. In addition, South Africa is chairing the BRICS’s extraordinary joint meeting on Gaza, where members are expected to adopt a joint statement addressing the current situation. Kadima suggested to eNCA that the urgent […]

November 22, 2023 3

Environment

Oxfam calls for EU-wide tax on carbon emissions

.A new report by one of Europe's biggest charities has revealed the continent's richest countries are emitting a disproportionate amount of carbon emissions compared to nations at the lower end of the socioeconomic scale. Launching the findings, the group has called for a new EU-wide tax to balance the scales. Trent Murray reports.

November 21, 2023 16