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Day one of the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate poor states for the effects of climate change.

Women entrepreneurs are using their skills to end famine and acute food insecurity in the countries most affected by climate extremes.

2023 is officially the hottest year on record. World leaders gathering today in Dubai for the UN Climate Change Conference already know what they must do to reverse global warming but, as King Charles is set to warn them, this must be a ‘critical turning point’. Senior climate correspondent Louise…

It seems unlikely that activists' demands to "keep 1.5 alive" will be met.

Modi arrives in Dubai for World Climate Action Summit, calls for support to developing countries with climate financing and tech transfer. Urges focus on climate action based on equity, justice and differentiated responsibilities

Historically, AIDS was first identified in West Africa in the late 19th century. However, a lack of awareness, especially among children under the age of 15, has contributed to its spread. Many people succumbed to AIDS simply because they didn't know how to treat it. Globally, India ranks third in…

It's off the charts. All evidence points to an acceleration of the planet’s record-breaking heat. So the blame game begins, as the COP 28 summit opens in the oil and gas-rich United Arab Emirates, between those who provide fossil fuels, those who consume them and those in the front lines…

A 19-year-old said she was raped repeatedly for three days before being released

Israeli-Palestinian relations have been locked in a never-ending cycle of death, destruction and misery and the war in Gaza should be the last

All eyes are on Dubai.

EU urged to freeze aid to Palestine to purge Hamas and save Two State Solution