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Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy7 months ago

The new COP28 draft text does not mention the phase-out of fossil fuels.

Monday marked the publication of the most recent draft language of the agreement that the United Nations’ climate panel intends...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 19, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 19, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Russia’s Lavrov assails West over switch to green energy.
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni speaks with Ukraine's President Zelenskiy via video link at the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni speaks with Ukraine's President Zelenskiy via video link at the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Zelenskiy hopes for a “planet of dogs” to solve the world’s crises.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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UN chief says Gaza deaths show something ‘wrong’ with Israel’s tactics.

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Delegates walk in front of the Russia Pavillion building at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy7 months ago

Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks.

As a result of reaching a late agreement with Armenia, its longtime opponent, over its bid, Azerbaijan is expected to...
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Australia’s Telstra will slash roughly 500 positions.
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Musk said Tesla may keep decreasing costs in ‘turbulent times’.
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In new merger rules, U.S. antitrust authorities target digital platforms.
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Goldman Sachs CEO’s expansion plan gains board support.
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Volkswagen’s valuation attempts hampered by absence of succession plan

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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China October 30, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool
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Russia’s Shoigu accuses the West of seeking to expand the Ukraine war to the Asia-Pacific.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he attends a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
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Turkey’s Erdogan says he may visit Egypt soon, discuss Gaza patients -media.
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Republican US House to hold first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
Visitors gather near a Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system at an exposition of the international military-technical forum Army-2023 at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre in the Moscow region, Russia, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo
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Russia deploys new nuclear missile in Kaluga region – RIA
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Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly deteriorated’ – UN expert.
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Greenland women ask Denmark for compensation over involuntary birth control.
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ECONOMY7 months ago

Finland will sign a defense pact with the US.
A smartphone with the Apple Pay logo is placed on a displayed Google Pay logo in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
TECH7 months ago

Australia to amend laws to regulate digital payments like Apple and Google Pay.
An Israeli soldier clears an armoured personnel carrier (APC), near Israel's border after leaving Gaza, during the temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in Israel, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy7 months ago

Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release; aid enters enclave.
Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed Tron logo in this illustration taken November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
TECH7 months ago

Focus: New crypto front emerges in Israel’s militant financing fight

ECONOMICS

Members of an Iraqi Shi'ite armed group stand guard after an attack by a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
ECONOMY6 months ago

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks, – U.S. official

A U.S. strike kills a militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks, according to a U.S. official. According to a U.S....
Vehicles of Finnish police are seen parked at the re-opened Vaalimaa border checkpoint between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland December 14, 2023. Lehtikuva / Heikki Saukkomaa/via REUTERS/File Photo Vehicles of Finnish police are seen parked at the re-opened Vaalimaa border checkpoint between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland December 14, 2023. Lehtikuva / Heikki Saukkomaa/via REUTERS/File Photo
ECONOMY7 months ago

Finland will sign a defense pact with the US.
United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber attends the plenary, after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber attends the plenary, after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
ECONOMY7 months ago

Nations strike a deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Norway’s parliament deal marks a significant step towards seabed mining.
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ECONOMY7 months ago

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration.
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ECONOMY7 months ago

Britain’s Sunak tries to reclaim climate narrative with $2 bln pledge.
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POLITICS

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite Israel's promise to scale back the war.
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite Israel’s promise to scale back the war.

Israeli bombings in southern and central Gaza escalated on Wednesday, despite a commitment by Israel that it would withdraw some...
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Soldiers in an armoured vehicle patrol the city's historic centre following an outbreak of violence a day after Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency following the disappearance of Adolfo Macias, leader of the Los Choneros criminal gang from the prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence, in Quito, Ecuador, January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro Soldiers in an armoured vehicle patrol the city's historic centre following an outbreak of violence a day after Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency following the disappearance of Adolfo Macias, leader of the Los Choneros criminal gang from the prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence, in Quito, Ecuador, January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

Ecuador’s president says the country is at war as gangs hold prison staff hostage.
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Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

Finland blocks three Russian property acquisitions.
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Alibaba’s research arm shuts quantum computing lab amid restructuring.
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The logo of a Tesla electric vehicle is placed on a car seen outside a dealership in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo The logo of a Tesla electric vehicle is placed on a car seen outside a dealership in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Tesla sues Sweden over blocked license plates, Business Daily DI reports
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Finland blocks three Russian property acquisitions.

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US and UK forces repel the ‘largest attack’ by Houthis in the Red Sea.
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Trump meets Teamsters chief as union weighs presidential race
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Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

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Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

Taiwanese elections can weaken an unstable status quo.
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron talks as he meets British troops, part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Pristina, Kosovo January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj/Pool
Geopolitics & Foreign Policy6 months ago

UK foreign minister Cameron: Red Sea attacks must stop
People react next to the bed of a Palestinian wounded in an Israeli strike, at a hospital in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
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Israeli attacks in Gaza add to the heavy Palestinian toll in the war on Hamas.
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The UK paid Rwanda an additional $126 million for the contested migrant plan.
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