Rutte: No consensus for Ukraine to join NATO
NATO Chief Mark Rutte repeated on Tuesday that the consensus needed for Ukraine to join the alliance is not there at the moment....
G20 leaders met in Rio to boost climate action, calling for increased finance and progress at COP29 in Baku. Key goals include aiding developing nations, addressing global warming, and finalising a treaty on plastic pollution by 2024.
G20 leaders met in Rio de Janeiro to address sustainable development and the transition to clean energy, aiming to boost the chances of a global climate deal at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The COP29 host urged G20 nations to send a strong signal on climate action to save stalled talks.
With 2024 set to be the hottest year on record, leaders seek to solidify a response to global warming ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, amid concerns he may withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
In a joint statement, G20 nations called for a significant increase in climate finance to aid developing countries and urged COP29 negotiators to finalise a new financial goal by week’s end. However, no specific targets were set, sparking criticism from activists over the lack of concrete commitments.
Developed nations argue for broader funding contributions, including from wealthier developing nations like China, while countries such as Brazil insist the responsibility lies with developed economies.
The G20, responsible for 85% of the global economy and over 75% of emissions, also pledged to finalise a treaty to combat plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
Security concerns across Central Asia have intensified rapidly after officials in Dushanbe reported a series of lethal incursions originating from Afghan soil, marking a significant escalation in border violence.
A four-part docuseries executive produced by Curtis '50 cent' Jackson and directed by Alexandria Stapleton on Netflix is at the centre of controversy online.
Moscow and Kyiv painted very different pictures of the battlefield on Sunday, each insisting momentum was on their side as the fighting around Pokrovsk intensified.
Russia has claimed a decisive breakthrough in the nearly four-year war, with the Kremlin announcing the total capture of the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk just hours before United States mediators were due to arrive in Moscow.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.
Authorities in Senegal have launched urgent measures to prevent a potential oil spill after water entered the engine room of the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Mersin off the coast of Dakar, the port authority said on Sunday.
The death toll from devastating floods across Southeast Asia climbed to at least 183 people on Friday (28 November). Authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka struggle to rescue stranded residents, restore power and communications, and deliver aid to cut-off communities.
At least 47 people have died and another 21 are reported missing following ten days of heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across Sri Lanka, local media reported on Thursday (27 November).
Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in the south and neighbouring Malaysia brightened hopes for the evacuation of those stranded for days, while cyclone havoc in Indonesia killed at least 28.
Floods and landslides brought about by torrential rain in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have killed at least 28 people by Thursday, with rescue efforts hampered by what an official described as a "total cut-off" of roads and communications.
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