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COP26: Climate talks into overtime as nations near deal
The COP26 summit has passed its scheduled finishing time, as negotiations on a deal to avert the worst impacts of climate change continue into Saturday. Sticking points include subsidies for coal and other fossil fuels, and financial help to poorer nations. On Friday, envoys from small island nations threatened …
Read More »Capitol riot: Judge rejects Trump bid to withhold records
A US judge has ruled a congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot can access some of ex-President Donald Trump’s White House records. Mr Trump had sought to invoke executive privilege, under which presidential documents can be kept secret. The inquiry is trying to find out if Mr Trump had prior…
Read More »Belarus migrants: Poland fears armed border escalation
Poland has warned of a possible “armed” escalation on its border with Belarus, fearing its neighbour may try to provoke an incident with hundreds of migrants seeking to cross into the EU. Extra troops have been deployed after desperate crowds tried to cut a barbed-wire border fence. Poland, the European…
Read More »Afghans facing ‘hell on earth’ as winter looms
This is a country that is starting to feel the very real fear of hunger. The weather is turning from early autumn warmth to a sharp chill. Several areas are reporting drought, which adds to the sense of growing catastrophe. At Maidan Wardak, 50 miles west of Kabul, a crowd…
Read More »Astroworld: Victims named as police probe US festival crush
Family and friends have been paying tribute to those who died following a crowd surge at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. At least eight people were killed and hundreds hurt at the music event, which is now under investigation police. Scott has said he is working…
Read More »Greta Thunberg tells protest that COP26 has been a ‘failure’
Greta Thunberg has told a mass rally in Glasgow that the COP26 climate summit has been a “failure”. The Swedish activist had earlier joined thousands of young people – including striking school pupils – for a march through the city. She addressed the crowd when it arrived in George Square,…
Read More »Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic Published3 hours ago
Europe is once again “at the epicentre” of the Covid pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as cases soar across the continent. At a press conference WHO Europe head Hans Kluge said the continent could see half a million more deaths February. He blamed insufficient vaccine take-up…
Read More »COP26: 190 nations and organisations pledge to quit coal
Major coal users including Poland, Vietnam and Chile are committing to shift away from the fossil fuel, in pledges made at the COP26 climate summit, the UK government says. Coal is the single biggest contributor to climate change. The UK said 190 nations and organizations had vowed to quit coal.…
Read More »Glenn Youngkin: Win for Republican in Virginia governor vote
Republican Glenn Youngkin has been elected as Virginia’s next governor in a major upset, according to US media projections. He was 2.1 points ahead of Democrat Terry McAuliffe, with 99% of votes counted. Mr McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014-18, saw his opinion poll lead vanish in recent weeks.…
Read More »Sepp Blatter, Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged with fraud and other offenses Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment. The 85-year-old Blatter and 65-year-old Platini now face a trial within months at federal criminal court in Bellinzona. “This payment…
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