* Governments have launched new initiatives to bolster clean energy and to wean themselves off fossil fuels at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, where countries are grappling with how to halt the non-stop rise in planet-warming emissions.

* Israel is facing growing calls from the United States to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its war against Hamas in Gaza, as the warring sides show no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce.
The Gaza health ministry says at least 193 Palestinians have been killed since the week-long truce ended on Friday, adding to the more than 15-thousand Palestinian deaths since the start of the war.

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