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- Saudi Aramco’s green initiativesSaudi Aramco’s green initiatives are part of the broader Saudi Green Initiative (SGI), a national effort to combat climate change and promote sustainability. Aramco’s initiatives focus on reducing its…
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- Trump urges Israel to "make the deal in Gaza" as envoy Ron Dermer heads to White House meetings, while Israel claims Hamas blocks return of 50 hostages held since Oct. 7.
- Iran's late Shah's son advocates for democratic transition, revealing military defections and offering to partner with President Trump against "the world's most dangerous regime."
- Iran said that Israel's strike on Tehran's Evin prison killed at least 71 people, including staff, soldiers, prisoners and members of visiting families.
- Ukraine moved to withdraw from an anti-personnel landmine ban treaty following Russia's massive aerial attack against multiple Ukrainian regions.
- U.S. and Israeli strikes delivered major damage to Iran's nuclear program, setting it back years, though analysts caution about the regime's future ambitions to renew atomic goals.
- Glastonbury organizers 'appalled' by duo Bob Vylan's anti-Israel chants, stating there is 'no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.'
- Iranian Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Shirazi issues fatwa condemning Trump and Netanyahu as "enemies of God," calling on Muslims to oppose them amid tensions with Israel and the US.
- New satellite evidence shows excavators and personnel repairing Iran's Fordow uranium facility after airstrikes by Israel and the U.S. damaged tunnels and access roads.
- The array of benefits United Nations’ senior staff receives has been untouched during the UN80 Initiative. Here’s what senior staff continue to enjoy as the U.N. faces a liquidity crisis.
- Russia launched its biggest aerial attack since the start of the war against Ukraine, a Ukrainian official said on Sunday.
- Mish and Lucy, two European brown bears at Wildwood Devon wildlife park, escaped their enclosure and raided the food storage area, consuming a week's worth of honey before returning.
- A senior Hamas military leader, Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, killed in a Gaza airstrike, was identified as a founder who helped plan the Oct. 7 attack against Israel.
- Hamas has allegedly placed bounties on the heads of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation workers, including American security personnel and local staff.
- British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine valued at $132 million from a Panama ship at London Gateway port in one of the UK's sixth-largest drug busts on record.
- Former Canadian minister Cotler warns of Iran's intensified oppression at home and abroad, urging vigilance as Iranian diaspora groups and human rights defenders face threats
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- The days of plugging in an iPhone to charge won't last forever.
- Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of one of India's biggest outsourcing companies, says an H-1B visa crackdown would ultimately hurt the U.S.
- Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter told CNN that he plans to introduce a bill this week that would stop Mexican purchases of American corn.
- The market is at all-time highs and many say Trump is the reason. But stocks were rallying when investors thought Hillary Clinton would win. Janet Yellen and the Fed may deserve more of the credit for the market's move.
- Apple stock is less than $1 away from its all-time high amid renewed optimism for the iPhone.
- President-elect Donald Trump focuses his criticism of NAFTA on Mexico. But Canada and America have a rocky trade history too.
- Verizon has decided to bring back unlimited data plans. But while that's great for its subscribers, it's awful news for investors. It's another sign of how brutally competitive the telecom business is. And it's hurting Verizon's stock.
- The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the oil-rich Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.
- Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website.
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- The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016.
- Uber's top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local.
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- Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava.
- Treasury secretary pick Steven Mnuchin is an executive producer on Warner Bros.' "The Lego Batman Movie," which pulled in an estimated $55.6 million from U.S. audiences during its opening weekend.