U.S. President Donald Trump has officially cancelled plans to develop new offshore wind projects in federal waters, reinforcing his administration’s pivot from renewable energy to fossil fuels.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will revoke more than 3.5 million acres designated for offshore wind development near Texas, Louisiana, Maine, New York, California, Oregon, and the central Atlantic.
The agency announced on Wednesday that it will no longer reserve large areas for what it described as 'speculative wind development.' This marks a major reversal from the previous Biden-era plans, which had aimed to expand renewable energy through scheduled leases.
Since taking office in January, Trump has issued a series of executive orders boosting oil, gas, and coal production while dismantling climate-focused initiatives.
On Wednesday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum declared an end to favorable policies for wind and solar, labeling them as unreliable and foreign-controlled. The department may also pull back federal lands with strong onshore wind potential to prioritize other land uses like recreation and grazing.
During a recent Scotland visit, Trump called wind turbines 'ugly monsters' and urged UK leaders to prioritize oil and gas, while also dismissing wind energy as 'a con job' at a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The administration’s stance has drawn sharp criticism from environmental advocates, who warn that such rollbacks worsen the climate crisis amid increasing global weather extremes.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including prominent Republican China hawk Tom Cotton, introduced the SAFE CHIPS Act on Thursday, aiming to preven...
Czech President Petr Pavel has announced that he will appoint billionaire Andrej Babis, the winner of the recent elections, as the country’s new pri...
Nestled in the Dolomites, Cortina d’Ampezzo is racing toward the finish line ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Officials said on Thursday that...
Ukraine has urged for genuine peace with Russia rather than concessions, warning that poorly negotiated settlements in the past have led to disaster....
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday (December 4) firmly rejected U.S. proposals to use Russian assets frozen in the European Union for the be...
The United States and Central Asian countries have expressed interest inn new opportunities arising from the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP).
Democrats of the House Oversight Committee has released previously unseen footage of Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Little St. James, following President Donald Trump's directive to make public documents related to Epstein's crimes.
Australia confirms United States is “completely supportive of AUKUS” nuclear submarine partnership, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Thursday (4 December). This development, reportedly, eased concerns raised when the U.S. administration launched the review in June.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will travel to Washington on Friday (4 December) to participate in the 2026 World Cup draw, joining U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the ceremonial event.
For nearly three decades following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the international system was defined by a singular, overwhelming reality: American unipolarity.
Chinese scientists have unveiled a new gene-editing therapy that they say could lead to a functional cure for HIV, making it one of the most promising developments in decades of global research.
Faced with mounting public outrage following one of the deadliest environmental disasters in the nation’s recent history, the Indonesian government has pledged to investigate and potentially shut down mining operations found to have contributed to the catastrophic flooding on Sumatra.
Britain’s King Charles III welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday, marking the beginning of his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. The visit, the first by a German President to the UK in 27 years, comes as the two countries continue to strengthen ties post-Brexit.
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a blistering verbal attack on the Somali community, characterising migrants as "garbage" just as federal authorities prepare a contentious enforcement operation in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.
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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