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A flock of pelicans flies over the Hula Valley in northern Israel during their winter migration from Europe to Africa

Nature Pays Price For War In Israel's North

In the Hula Valley, home to a unique migration sanctuary for birds, a flock of common cranes and their cacophony of calls fill the air -- but smoke billows in the distance and their sounds soon compete with the whir of Israeli military helicopters overhead.
China's President Xi Jinping is set to meet US counterpart Joe Biden at the APEC summit in Lima

Xi, Biden Attend Asia-Pacific Summit, Prepare To Meet

Biden and Xi are due to hold talks Saturday, in what a US administration official said will probably be the last meeting between the sitting leaders of the world's largest economies before Trump is sworn in in January.
Since September 23, Israel has stepped up its bombing campaign in Lebanon amid its ongoing conflict with the Hezbollah militant group

Six Israeli Troops Killed, Deadly Strikes In Lebanon

The soldiers "fell during combat in southern Lebanon", the army said in a statement. Their deaths mean 47 Israeli troops have been killed in combat with Hezbollah since September 30, when Israel sent ground forces into Lebanon.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi was to hold talks with top Iranian officials on Tehran's nuclear programme

UN Nuclear Chief In Iran To 'Reach Diplomatic Solutions'

During his first term in the White House from 2017 to 2021, Trump was the architect of a policy called "maximum pressure" which levied against Tehran biting sanctions that had been lifted through a landmark nuclear agreement in 2015.
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spews ash and smoke in another eruption after multiple in recent weeks

Airlines Ground Bali Flights After Volcano Erupts

At least 16 international routes were affected after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores island spewed a nine-kilometer (5.6-mile) tower a day earlier, the general manager of Bali's international airport said in a statement.
Ukraine has for months been appealing to its Western allies to provide more air-defence systems

Russia Launches Drone, Missile Barrage On Kyiv

The attack came as the US State Department echoed warnings from Ukraine that North Korean troops have begun "engaging in combat operations" alongside Russian forces on the border between the warring countries.

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