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Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies began their two-day talks in Paris on Monday as they grapple with multiple unresolved global crises, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the Iran conflict, energy, and AI.

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World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures and deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond. U.N. Climate chief Simon Stiell called for nations attending the COP31 talks to reach "supercharge solutions" to tackle climate issues.

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Rail workers began repairing tracks on Monday after a collision between two passenger trains south of Cairo killed seven people and injured at least 125 others, Egyptian authorities said.

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A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital early Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the city every year.