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EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test

Italy's Raffaele Fitto could face a rough confirmation hearing over his hard-right politics
The heavyweights of the EU's new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines within the bloc.
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Kamala Harris only joined the race after President Joe Biden dropped out, leaving her little time to catch up with Donald Trump

Trump Wins White House In Stunning Comeback

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world.
Polling stations open at 6:00 am (1100 GMT) on the US east coast and tens of millions of voters are expected to cast their ballots

Harris Or Trump: America Decides In Knife-edge Election

American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris walks on stage as she arrives for a campaign rally at Michigan State University's Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan, on November 3, 2024.

Final US Campaign Blitz For Harris And Trump

Bitter rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump embark on a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday with both hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of a tight and volatile US presidential election campaign.
Burning of fossil fuels has largely driven a surge in greenhouse gas pollution

Carbon Cuts 'Miles Short' Of 2030 Goal: UN

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the UN warned on Monday, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.
Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he hoped discussions with Gulf leaders would help bring about a ceasefire and de-escalation in the Middle East

Middle East Crisis Top-of-mind At First EU-Gulf Summit

Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with European heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for summit talks the EU hopes could help defuse an "extremely dangerous escalation" in the Middle East.
Experts say the supersonic expansion of China's solar sector has overleveraged the domestic industry, leading to a wave of bankruptcies

China's Solar Goes From Supremacy To Oversupply

Strong state support and huge private investment have made China's solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home.

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