US Governors To Lead Delegation To UN Climate Negotiations Democratic governors Hochul and Lujan Grisham to lead US delegation at COP30, showcasing ongoing climate action post-Paris Agreement reentry. Top News · Jan 21, 2025
Trump's Climate Retreat Shines Light On Other Green Leaders The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue. International Business Times · Jan 21, 2025
Trump Leaves Paris Climate Agreement, Doubles Down On Fossil Fuels President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide. International Business Times · Jan 21, 2025
Trump has pledged to overturn Biden’s progress on climate change. What will that mean? The U.S. saw some of its costliest natural disasters in the last few months during the Earth’s hottest year on record because of greenhouse gases emitted by fossil fuels The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
A Chinese actor's kidnapping ordeal raises fears over traveling to Southeast Asia Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert. Fortune · Jan 20, 2025
Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Global Tourism Recovered To Pre-pandemic Levels In 2024: UN Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday. International Business Times · Jan 20, 2025
Palestinians begin search for those missing or buried under rubble in Gaza during ceasefire Residents express shock at ’total destruction’ wrought by 15 months of war on coastal enclave The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Rescuers find dozens of bodies in Gaza rubble amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire Palestinian officials estimate 10,000 bodies are under the debris covering Gaza after the devastating 15-month war. Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2025
Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastation The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025
Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals. Space · Jan 20, 2025
Italian journalist detained in Iran says she expected to be held longer and praises Musk's role An Italian journalist detained in Iran whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States says she assumed she would have been held much longer The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Gaza Ceasefire Brings Hope, But Recovery Challenges Loom Ahead Aid workers face challenges in delivering assistance to war-torn Gaza despite ceasefire. Efforts underway to provide essential supplies to those in need. Top News · Jan 20, 2025
Cyprus Leaders Fail To Reach Agreement On Opening Crossing Points Leaders in Cyprus fail to agree on opening new crossing points to build trust, stalling progress in resolving ethnic division. Top News · Jan 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus fail to reach deal on new crossing points A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus has ended without an agreement
Top News · Jan 20, 2025 Israeli Hostage Freed After 471 Days In Gaza Captivity Updates on Gaza ceasefire: Israeli hostage freed, soldier killed, Turkey reopens consulate, Yemen's Houthis limit attacks, Palestinian prisoner shares orde...
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Myanmar junta air strike kills 28 people, rebel group says It was not clear if airstrike in western Rakhine state was mistargeted or if junta was unaware of temporary detention area’s location
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has 'returned to life' One of the Israeli hostages freed on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire said Monday in her first comments since being released that she has “returned to life.”
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 ‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag system
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 Monday briefing: Will Trump really begin his second term with a message of unity? In today’s newsletter: Eight years is a lifetime in politics – and while in 2017 there was no limit to the protest against Trump as he took his oath, this time around there is much less friction in store on Inauguration day
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 Moving pictures: comics and animation exhibition showcases stories of migration Graphic novelists, cartoonists and animators use testimonies of migrants to depict tales of survival and escape across the world in show at Soas University of London
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’ Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since
International Business Times · Jan 20, 2025 Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Detainees Freed On First Gaza Truce Exchange The three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition. Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in exchange left Ofer prison on buses at around 1:00…
Radio France Internationale · Jan 19, 2025 How bolder targets, treaties and talks will steer a defining year for climate One of the most consequential years for the planet has begun, with nations set to deliver fresh climate pledges as Trump returns to the White House and ICJ judges prepare a landmark ruling on climate accountability. Policy will also be shaped by a return to plastic treaty talks, Europe’s rollout…
Radio France Internationale · Jan 19, 2025 Macron says 'Palestinian governance' needed in Gaza as ceasefire enacted French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday. Displaced Palestinians have started returning to the Gaza Strip and three Israeli hostages released.