New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil...
The UN’s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai,...
Gazans say hunger growing, fuelling fears of exodus into Egypt
Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in...
Africa is facing massive food crisis – UN report
Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis, according to a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the AU...
Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision
The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as...
Navalny camp sets strategy to disrupt Putin’s path to new term
With his hands on all the levers of power in Russia, Vladimir Putin appears unbeatable in a presidential election but opposition activists scent a...
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ account reinstated on X after poll
Social media platform X on Sunday showed the account of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to have been reinstated after a poll organised by...
Egyptians head to polls in election overshadowed by Gaza war
Egyptians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election set to hand Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a third term in power, as the country grapples...
Ukraine condemns Russian plans for elections on occupied territory
Ukraine has strongly condemned Russian plans to hold presidential elections next spring on occupied territory, declaring them “null and void” and pledging to prosecute...
Big divisions loom over fossil fuels as COP28 talks head into...
Negotiators at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai remained far apart on the future role of fossil fuels on Sunday as talks at the...
Tennessee tornadoes leave at least six dead, tens of thousands without...
Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead and caused what local emergency services described as extensive damage with tens...