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SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said today as countries prepare for the next round of climate change negotiations in November.

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA,  (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden today that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of the former president.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called today for people to take to the streets to protest the results of Saturday’s disputed parliamentary election, which the electoral commission said the ruling party had won.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at today’s national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales said today his vehicle was hit by gunfire captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions between him and the Andean nation’s current president Luis Arce have turned violent.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina,  (Reuters) – With his third straight U.S. presidential campaign coming down to the wire, Donald Trump mused at a rally about hydrogen-powered cars exploding, lamented how difficult it is to get spray paint off limestone and marveled at how billionaire backer Elon Musk’s rocket had returned to Earth in one piece.

Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken led a Police team from Region 3 today to address concerns of residents who are living in the vicinity of the  Eclipse and District bars.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago could be facing a shortage of basic food items as wholesalers who import the majority of these goods have been unable to access foreign exchange from the Exim Bank in two months.

NOVI, Michigan,  (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan today as Michelle Obama prepared to join Kamala Harris at the Democrat’s own rally in the battleground state.

APIA, Samoa,  (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said today the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.

(Reuters) – India collapsed to a humiliating series defeat at home, their first for 12 years, when they were bowled out for 245 by New Zealand in their chase of 359 on the third day of the second test today as Mitchell Santner took six wickets.

(Trinidad Guardian) A T&T national has been extradited to the United States to face charges for 128 counts of sex crime offences against children.

(Trinidad Express) Specialist maritime attorney Nyree Alfonso says that arresting the tug Solo Creed to recover $244 million could become “a case of the candle costing more than the funeral,” as she believes the expenses and efforts of this legal pursuit might ultimately outweigh any financial recovery.

DUBAI/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel hit back at Iran early today, with its military saying it was conducting strikes against military targets in response to Tehran’s attacks on Israel.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil today signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP BHP.AX, Vale VALE3.SA and

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Electricity was cut off today on the entire French overseas territory of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean after the motors at the main power station were turned off by workers on strike, the local prefectural authority said.

(Trinidad Guardian)  Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne has called for the removal of what he called “imperial arrogance” from discussion on repatriations.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Caribbean is leading by example, according to the International Monetary Fund IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

NEW DELHI/BEIJING  (Reuters) – India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – More than 10,000 people in Haiti have been internally displaced in the last week as armed gangs operating in and around the capital Port-au-Prince ramp up attacks on areas they do not yet control, according U.N.