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The veto comes after the Biden administration announced that a U.S.-Israel panel looking into reports of civilian harm in Gaza will meet for the first time.

The U.S. veto at the U.N. came as the Biden administration’s envoy in Lebanon reported “additional progress” on cease-fire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

After Ukraine strikes Russian territory with US missiles, what’s next?

FILE - The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable is being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable ship Ile de Brehat on the shore of Helsinki, Finland on October 12, 2015.

Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’ in the Southeast Asian country.

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. Lai's court appearance on Wednesday marked the first time the former publisher provided testimony in a high-profile trial that started nearly one year ago. Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong, Nov. 20, 2024.

FILE - A handmade version of the Islamic State group's flag is seen on Sept. 17, 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York via AP)

These were the key developments on the 1,001st day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump allies say they will ‘liberate individuals and businesses from illicit regulations never passed by Congress’.

UN official warns millions of Haitians ‘being held hostage’ amid a surge in gang-related violence in the Haitian capital.

No respite for civilians in Gaza, Lebanon as US blocks UNSC resolution demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation.

US prosecutors have accused Gautam Adani and others of an elaborate scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure contracts worth billions of dollars as they sought to raise funds from US investors.

FILE - A steelworker moves an artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2023. The U.S. Defense Department said last week that some weapons deliveries to Ukraine will take months to complete.

FILE - A police patrol car provided with aid from the Chinese government is seen in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, April 18, 2024.

FILE - A truck is packed with crushed granite at a mining plant in Zamfara, Nigeria, April 21, 2016.

Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects were killed in a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, officials said Wednesday.

Pool of cable subscribers is shrinking as millions cut the cord and rely on streaming services for their entertainment.

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change.

Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.

Presidents of China and Brazil hail ‘new phase’ in relations between two countries, which are major trading partners.

Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan's airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence.

Iran has increased its nearly weapons-grade uranium, a United Nations watchdog found, defying international demands to rein in its nuclear program.

Syrian Ministry of Defence statement says attack causes ‘significant material damage’, state media report.

Russia’s foreign intelligence chief says attempts by NATO countries to help Ukraine will not go unpunished.

“To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family. We will also give $5 million for every hostage,” Netanyahu said.

The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce.

Australia and India resume a rivalry ready to challenge the Ashes as Test cricket’s number one.

Authorities warn that severe winds and heavy rains are expected across the northwestern United States through Friday.

Locals in Perugia, the Italian city where Amanda Knox was charged in Meredith Kercher's killing, are furious that she has returned to film a biopic.

FILE - Tourists visit Roman ruins in Palmyra, Syria, on May 11, 2023. Syrian state-run media reported on Nov. 20, 2024, that a strike on the historic town killed 36 people. Syrian leaders blamed Israel.

Vote marks fourth time Joe Biden’s administration has vetoed a UNSC Gaza ceasefire resolution since Israel’s war began.

Tottenham accept misconduct ruling against Uruguayan midfielder but appeal against length of seven-game ban.

State authorities tout an experimental plan that involves stimulating clouds for rain, but scientists are sceptical.

Bannu, Pakistan

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz was convicted in June of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 2012-13 period when Ansar al-Din ruled Timbuktu.

FILE - Migrants disembark at the port in Valverde at the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on Aug. 26, 2024, after they arrived by boat from a 13-day voyage from the coast of Senegal.

Amersham, England — Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday. Payne's former bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were among  mourners at the private service at St Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, just outside London.

Israeli and US media have reported aid robberies taking place within sight of Israeli military positions

Analysts point to shifting realities on battlefield, looming Trump presidency as likely reasons behind the long-awaited move.

Middle East Airlines has managed to fly through regional and civil wars since the 1960s. And it is still in the skies today.

British farmers say they will be forced to sell farms under inheritance tax reforms.

Holders Argentina close on World Cup place as Lautaro Martinez joins Diego Maradona as country’s fifth leading scorer.

The House speaker is against the release of the report that looks into the sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz.

A Thai woman believed to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom's history was convicted and sentenced to death Wednesday for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of her 14 murder trials.

The military has not elaborated on the details of the operation, which comes after a series of deadly attacks.

The warning comes one day after Moscow said U.S.-made longer range missiles had been used in a Ukrainian attack.

A child reacts to an Unitree Go2 intelligent side-follow robot during a performance at a popular shopping district in Beijing, Nov. 17, 2024.