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Sultan al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates, right, celebrates the end of the COP28 climate meeting with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin on Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai. The final deal included a modest reference to transitioning away from fossil fuels, which scientists say is crucial to avoid catastrophic warming.

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels

6:08pm December 13, 2023

Leaders from nearly 200 countries agreed on the need to transition away from fossil fuels. But representatives of nations most vulnerable to climate impacts were not happy with the final deal.

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COP28 is over, but many say this year's climate agreement doesn't go far enough

4:38pm December 13, 2023

by Julia Simon

Global climate negotiations ended in Dubai with the first-ever call to move away from fossil fuels, but many participants say the next steps don't go far enough.

Biden meets with family of Americans held hostage by Hamas

4:38pm December 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with the family of Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen, who is being held hostage by Hamas.

A supporter of Kuomintang, or KMT, Taiwan's major opposition party, waves Taiwan's national flag on Nov. 24, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. Researchers uncovered an influence operation targeting Taiwan's upcoming presidential election on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

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Fake social media accounts are targeting Taiwan's presidential election

4:09pm December 13, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The influence operation identified by Graphika researchers involved a network of more than 800 fake Facebook accounts that reposted Chinese-language TikTok and YouTube videos about Taiwanese politics.

Amit Michelson, an Israeli military reservist, stands for a portrait at a military base near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on Nov. 28.

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As fighting grinds on in Gaza, some Israelis in the north want a war with Hezbollah

3:06pm December 13, 2023

by Brian Mann

Hamas is viewed by many Israelis as an existential threat in the south. But in the north, especially in Upper Galilee, many Israelis say Lebanon's Hezbollah militants must also be destroyed.

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Utility workers north of Lyman, Ukraine, work on restringing electrical poles in an effort to brace the country's energy system against another winter of expected Russian attacks.

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Ukraine is trying to keep its lights on this winter. Russia aims to turn them off

11:40am December 13, 2023

Utility workers have raced to repair Ukraine's damaged energy grid. Russia has resumed targeted attacks on Ukraine's energy system — and parts of it may be more vulnerable than ever, experts warn.

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What are the global consequences of Washington's staunch support for Israel?

6:51am December 13, 2023

by Michel Martin

What are the global consequences of Washington's staunch support for Israel's war with Hamas? NPR's Michel Martin talks to Fawaz Gerges from the London School of Economics.

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Federated States of Micronesia's president discusses delayed aid funds from Congress

5:20am December 13, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the Federated States of Micronesia's President Wesley Simina {sim-min-AH} about delayed aid money from Congress, under a decades-old agreement with the Pacific islands.

President Biden makes critical remarks on Israel's response to Hamas attacks

5:11am December 13, 2023

President Biden says the Israeli government needs to keep an open mind to how Gaza is governed after the fighting there stops.

An Israeli air strike damaged this ambulance in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 3. Israel said the vehicle was "identified ... as being used by a Hamas terrorist cell" and that a "number of Hamas terrorist operatives were killed." Hamas denied the presence of fighters in the ambulance convoy, calling the claims "baseless."

Attacks on health care are on track to hit a record high in 2023. Can it be stopped?

5:11am December 13, 2023

by Ari Daniel

The targeting of hospitals and medical workers is a fact of modern warfare — in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Israel. International law say such attacks are unacceptable. Are there any consequences?