The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest since at least 1950.
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Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's players walked off the pitch to protest a penalty during the chaotic final roughly nine months ago.
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Vance says Iran must do "something meaningful on enrichment capacity" to end the war, as Rubio claims Tehran has "lost complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz.