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China: Beijing, the capital of China, has had its coldest December since records dating back to 1951. This month, the city has seen multiple instances of temperatures below -10 °C. Six months ago, Beijing experienced its hottest June day ever, with temperatures just over 40 °C. It has been an extreme year in the capital. This winter, China has already experienced multiple waves of bitterly cold temperatures. Henan, a province in central China, has experienced numerous system breakdowns. According to the state media Beijing Daily, the official state media, the temperature at Beijing’s Nanjiao weather station surpassed zero degrees Celsius…

France: A plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers that had been held at a French airport since Thursday was allowed to take off following an investigation into allegations of human trafficking, according to French authorities. After questioning passengers for two days regarding claims they may be victims of human trafficking, French prosecutors approved the plane’s departure from Vatry airport on Sunday, which is located 150 km (95 miles) east of Paris. Following final approval for departure by the French Civil Aviation Authority, the Airbus A340 is scheduled to depart on Monday. According to a Romania-based Legend Airlines attorney, the…

Significant carbon dioxide emissions in the Arctic Ocean are being caused by runoff from one of the biggest rivers in North America. Despite its small size, the world’s smallest ocean has a significant impact on climate change. One of Earth’s most important carbon sinks, the Arctic’s frigid waters are thought to absorb up to 180 million metric tonnes of carbon annually, which is more than three times the amount of carbon that New York City emits. However, new research indicates that thawing permafrost and carbon-rich runoff from the Mackenzie River in Canada cause the Arctic Ocean to release more CO2…

India: The US Department of Defense has stated that an attack on a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean on Saturday was caused by a drone that was launched by Iran. According to a Pentagon spokesperson, a “one-way attack drone fried from Iran” struck the motor vessel CHEM PLUTO at about six in the morning UK time, 200 nautical miles off the coast of India. The Pentagon also stated that no one was harmed in the incident, which it claims was Iran’s seventh on commercial shipping since 2021, and that the fire was put out on board. Since the start…

Saudi Arabia: Manchester City has defeated Fluminense 4-0 to win FIFA’s Club World Cup. After winning the Champions League the previous season, Pep Guardiola’s team entered the tournament with a strong lead. Within 40 seconds, Alvarez scored, chesting in from close range after Nathan Ake’s long-range effort had struck the post. When Fluminense’s Nino turned Phil Foden’s cross into his net in the 27th minute, they added a second goal. The Argentine forward then scored his second goal in the 88th minute with a clinical strike into the far corner after England’s Foden darted through the middle to poke in…

United States: The US has accused Iran of being “deeply involved” in Houthi rebel attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. The White House said that Tehran is providing tactical intelligence as well as weapons to the Yemeni rebel group. The intelligence was recently declassified and appeared to demonstrate Iranian involvement in the attacks. “We know that Iran was deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea. This is consistent with Iran’s long-term material support and encouragement of the Houthis’ destabilising actions in the region. This is an international challenge that demands collective action,”…

China: A brand-new Boeing Dreamliner 787 has landed in China for the first time in four years. Flight trackers indicate that the plane touched down in Shanghai at 4:25 pm local time (08:25 GMT) on Friday, the first direct Dreamliner delivery to China since 2019. The arrival may signal an unfreezing of Chinese orders for the United States company. At 11:24 am Pacific Time (19:24 GMT) on Thursday, the Boeing 787-9 took off from Everett Paine Field in Washington state, bound for Juneyao Airlines, a privately held Chinese airline. With the grounded 737 MAX, which was a profitable aircraft, China…

United Kingdom: The entire 2.3 million people living in Gaza are experiencing crisis levels of hunger, and the likelihood of famine is growing every day, according to a report supported by the UN. A report released on Thursday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) cited that the percentage of households in Gaza experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity is the highest on record worldwide. The report’s numbers show that the level of hunger in Gaza has surpassed even the recent near-famines in Afghanistan and Yemen. “It doesn’t get any worse. I have never seen something at the…

North Korea: North Korea’s State media has reported that North Korean leader Mr. Kim Jong Un has warned Pyongyang that it will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if “provoked with nukes,” while Seoul and its allies called for “dialogue without preconditions.” Mr. Kim’s warning comes after a meeting last week in Washington, D.C., between South Korea and the US, where the two countries talked about nuclear deterrence in the event of conflict with the North. “Nuclear and strategic planning” was on the agenda for the meeting, and the allies reaffirmed that Pyongyang’s use of nuclear weapons against the…

Palestine: Palestinian officials have claimed that since Israel started bombing the enclave more than ten weeks ago, at least 20,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Government Media Office, at least 8,000 children and 6,200 women were among the deceased on Wednesday. The somber milestone was reached as the UN Security Council had to postpone a crucial vote on a proposal to increase humanitarian aid for Gaza for a third time to withstand a veto from the US, which usually protects its ally Israel from UN action. Following the breakdown of a seven-day truce on…