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For two weeks during November, countries are coming together in the city of Belém in Brazil to negotiate their responses to climate change. This will be the 30th UN climate summit, known as Cop30. It marks ten years since the negotiation of the Paris agreement (a global agreement to keep…

People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be built back. But the climate consequences of the war will remain for years to…

Weirdo, the comedian’s ‘daring look at young womanhood’, is the first winner of new honour named after the Riders novelist, adding to the Comedy women in print prizes

The European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high-tech and military products

A network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies are accused of diverting more than US$3 billion

A new UN report reviews the gap between countries’ climate commitments and global emissions targets.

A new United Nations report finds that global plans to fight climate change will barely reduce future warming, mainly caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal

World leaders and diplomats have gathered for 30 years to tackle climate change, but progress has been slow

Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, was not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year

In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look like based on the difficult choices we make in the coming years.

Predicted global temperature rise this century had fallen slightly, experts said, as countries were preparing for Cop30 in Brazil.