UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, calling on the world to stop plundering the oceans.
Highlighting threats like plastic pollution, overfishing, and rising sea temperatures, Guterres described the ocean as a “shared resource” that is currently failing under human pressure.
With more than 120 countries attending, the summit underlines the growing global focus on ocean health as crucial to climate stability and food security. French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the landmark High Seas Treaty, aimed at protecting two-thirds of the world’s oceans, is close to the required 60 ratifications to come into force.
Leaders from Costa Rica and Brazil also spoke, emphasizing the need to shift from exploitation to stewardship of marine ecosystems. Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining until scientific risks are fully understood.
The conference aims to finalize agreements on plastic pollution, increase ocean conservation funding, and boost cooperation on sustainable ocean management. As Guterres put it, “What was lost in a generation can return in a generation,” pointing to hope for a restored and thriving ocean future.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has condemned U.S. immigration raids and National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, calling for reforms instead of enforcement.
A 30-year-old woman was shot by police in Munich on Saturday evening after stabbing two people at Theresienwiese, a central park best known for hosting Oktoberfest.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to ratify the 2023 High Seas Treaty, warning that illegal fishing, plastic waste and rising ocean temperatures are pushing marine ecosystems toward crisis.
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The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) announced Saturday a significant boost to its commitment to ocean health, pledging an additional $2.5 billion in investments aimed at protecting marine ecosystems and fostering sustainable blue economic activities.
As the global race for dominance in autonomous vehicles accelerates, China’s auto and tech industries are fast emerging as a serious threat to Tesla’s leadership in self-driving technology.
South Korea is finalizing its biggest-ever arms export deal, with 180 K2 tanks set to be delivered to Poland under a $6 billion agreement.
A group of international activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, will be deported from Israel after their boat, the Madleen, was seized en route to Gaza, Israeli authorities announced Monday.
Russia has launched waves of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities early Tuesday, killing two people and wounding at least thirteen others, Ukrainian officials reported.
China condemned a new U.S. tank shipment to Taiwan, warning Washington it is "playing with fire." Beijing told Taipei's leaders that "U.S. weapons cannot save them," calling the move a dangerous provocation that crosses a fundamental "red line."
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