Biden says Gaza main hospital 'must be protected'

U.S. President Joe Biden urged Israel on Monday to protect Gaza's main hospital as heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas raged around the complex. "It's my hope and expectation that there will be less intrusive action relative to the hospital," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. "The hospital must be protected." Israel argues that its Hamas enemies built their military headquarters under the Al-Shifa hospital -- a charge Hamas denies -- while UN agencies and doctors in the facility warned that a lack of generator fuel was claiming lives, including those of infants.

BIDEN HOPES FOR `LESS INTRUSIVE' ACTION IN GAZA

US Supreme Court releases code of conduct for justices

The Supreme Court published on its website a code of conduct after revelations of gifts to members of the court generated pressure for action. The code starts saying that a justice “should maintain and observe high standards of conduct in order to preserve the integrity and independence of the federal judiciary.” The document details how a justice should be fair, diligent and impartial. That includes not being involved in politics or making public comments on matters that will be discussed at any court.

SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES CODE OF CONDUCT

China is expected to hit peak carbon emissions in 2023

China has hit its peak level of fossil fuel output this year, according to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a nonprofit think tank based in Helsinki. CREA estimated that newly installed renewable energy capacity in 2023 will outpace increased power demand for the first time. The organization predicts a decline in carbon emissions for 2024 as new electricity demand will be fulfilled with renewable sources. The report still found that China's carbon emissions in the third quarter of 2023 rose by 4.7% relative to the same period of 2022. 

RENEWABLE CAPACITY TO TOP POWER DEMAND IN CHINA