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LIVELandmark moment as loss and damage fund agreed
The agreement will see rich nations financially support developing countries who are affected by climate change-linked disasters
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President Sheikh Mohamed meets with Paraguay President Santiago Pena on the sidelines of the global climate summit at Expo City Dubai. Presidential CourtPresident Sheikh Mohamed meets delegation heads at Cop28
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Delegates at the Cop28 on the first day at Expo City Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National'We need to change the world': delegates bring can-do spirit
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The world agreed in 2015 to try to limit global warming in order to rein in catastrophic effects such as flooding and drought. AFPWhat is the Global Stocktake? Cop28 to assess climate change progress
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The Blue Zone of the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai will host 97,000 registered delegates. BloombergCop28 is about bridging the gaps in the global climate fight
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Princess Mashael Saud Al Shalan, left, and Princess Noura bint Turki Al Saud say communities are central to their work. Photo: AeonEveryone has role in green challenges, say Saudi princesses
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Locals help firefighters as they try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village Vlyhada near Athens in July in Athens, Greece. Getty Images'Cacophony of broken records' as 2023 set to be hottest year
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LiveThree killed in Jerusalem shooting
Opposing sides say truce will continue after more hostages were released on sixth day of pause in fighting
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English teacher Tariq Al Annabi during an English lesson for displaced Palestinian children in Rafah. Photo: Nagham MohannaCourtyard classes for displaced Palestinian children in Rafah
Houthi navy commanders on the Galaxy Leader three days after the Houthis seized it in the Red Sea off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPAHouthis say any US action would be a ‘declaration of war’
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