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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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- Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Ilan Weiss "showed courage and noble spirit when he fought the terrorists" of Hamas before being taken captive on Oct. 7.
- Mexican Senate leaders Alito Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña engaged in a violent altercation after a heated debate over U.S. military intervention.
- Israel dismissed a U.N.-backed report on famine in Gaza as manipulated and false, warning it would push donor nations to suspend IPC funding unless the study is withdrawn.
- Russia and China propose extending Iran nuclear deal timeline as tensions rise over Tehran's uranium enrichment violations and international sanctions.
- Israel confirmed on Thursday it struck Houthi targets in Yemen, marking the second such attack on the country's capital in less than a week.
- European powers trigger snapback sanctions against Iran after Tehran refused nuclear demands and failed to account for 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium.
- Ted Cruz has called on President Donald Trump to recognize Somaliland in exchange for a new strategic air and sea base, and access to rare earth minerals.
- Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 17 people, injuring at least 48 others and damaging buildings, Ukrainian officials said.
- Steve Witkoff blamed Hamas for stalling hostage talks as Israel’s security cabinet continues to hold off reviewing a partial Gaza ceasefire deal.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after reports of individuals with ties to President Donald Trump carried out covert influence operations in Greenland.
- Nigel Farage unveiled a plan to deport asylum seekers and scrap international treaties, facing criticism from Labour and charities, as well as others.
- Israel is pushing back on a U.N.-backed report declaring famine in parts of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the report an 'outright lie.'
- Moscow court sentences Russian programmer to 15 years in maximum security on treason charges for supporting Ukrainian defense forces with $500 donation.
- Australia says it is expelling Iranian diplomats after its intelligence service determined that the Islamic Republic was behind recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Israel acknowledged reports of civilians, including journalists, being killed in a strike at a Gaza hospital, announcing an investigation.
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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.