The United Nations climate change talks in Brazil, COP30, have been halted due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém.
Türkiye is set to host the COP31 United Nations climate summit in Antalya next year, while Australia would lead government negotiations under a compromise deal taking shape at COP30 in Brazil.
Brazilian President met with ministers from African and small island states on Wednesday (19 November) at the COP30 summit to push for early agreements on some of the most contentious issues in global climate talks, including fossil fuels and climate finance.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has handed down prison sentences of up to 24 years to senior military officers and a federal police agent after ruling that they took part in an attempted coup and a plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other senior officials.
Thousands of climate demonstrators filled the streets of Belém on Saturday, marching loudly and peacefully to demand stronger action to protect the planet and to voice frustration at governments and the fossil fuel industry.
Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the front of the COP30 summit venue in Brazil on Friday morning, staging a sit-in that forced delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling climate change.
Australia’s ambition to host the COP31 climate summit is under serious threat as a fierce competition with Türkiye heats up.
Indigenous protesters defended charging the gates of Brazil's COP30 climate summit on Wednesday and clashing with security a day earlier, saying the action was aimed at demonstrating the desperation of their fight for forest protection.
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Azerbaijan has officially handed over the COP chairmanship to Brazil.
Lewis Hamilton's first season with Ferrari has been plagued by frustrations, with a nightmare performance in Brazil. After a damaged car and another double retirement, Hamilton voiced his disappointment, reflecting on the challenges faced by the Italian team this season.
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One of Brazil’s last coal plants, located in Candiota in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, roared back to life in July 2025 after a major business group invested millions to keep its turbines running.
A powerful tornado struck Brazil’s southern state of Paraná Friday night, killing six people and injuring more than 400, state officials reported Saturday.
A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said on Saturday.
A majority of judges on Brazil's Supreme Court panel voted on Friday to dismiss former President Jair Bolsonaro's appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for allegedly plotting a coup to remain in power after the 2022 presidential election.
Global leaders convened in the heart of the Amazon on Thursday for a high-level summit ahead of next year’s COP30 climate conference, warning that the world is running out of time to avert environmental catastrophe.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a fierce criticism of world leaders for failing to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, as Brazil hosted a summit of global leaders ahead of the COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belém.
The world remains far off track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to the 16th edition of the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report, released this week.
EU climate ministers will make a last-ditch attempt to pass a new climate change target on Tuesday, in an effort to avoid going to the United Nations COP30 summit in Brazil empty-handed.
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Brazil opens three weeks of events linked to the COP30 climate summit, hoping to showcase a world still determined to tackle global warming.
Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation for their delegations at the COP30 climate summit, just a week before it begins, prompting host nation Brazil to offer free cruise ship cabins to poorer states in a last-minute effort to guarantee their participation.
Families gathered at a morgue in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to identify loved ones killed in what has become Brazil’s deadliest police operation, while funerals were held for four officers who died during the raids.
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