International
US and EU announce global pledge to slash methane
The US and the EU have announced a global partnership to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane 2030. EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden made the announcement at the COP26 summit on Tuesday. The Global Methane Pledge aims to limit methane emissions…
Read More »Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century. The Unep analysis suggests the world is on course to warm around…
Read More »How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU
Belarus has been accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions offering migrants tourist visas, and helping them across its border. The BBC has tracked one group trying to reach Germany. The mobile phone camera pans left and right, but no-one moves. The exhausted travellers lie scattered among the trees.…
Read More »North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off Japan
North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into waters off the coast of Japan, South Korea and Japan’s militaries have said. It comes as South Korea, Japan and US intelligence chiefs reportedly meet in Seoul to discuss North Korea. In recent weeks, Pyongyang has embarked on a flurry…
Read More »Afghan girls are ‘left in darkness’ the Taliban
Afghan girls are ‘left in darkness’ the Taliban Afghan girls are ‘left in darkness’ the TalibanClose It’s been a month since the Taliban banned girls from secondary schools in most of Afghanistan. It’s the only country in the world to bar half its population from getting an education.…
Read More »Pedro Sanchez: Spanish PM vows to abolish prostitution
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to outlaw prostitution in the country. Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party’s three-day congress in Valencia, Mr. Sanchez said that the practice “enslaves” women. Prostitution was decriminalized in Spain in 1995 and in 2016 the UN estimated the…
Read More »Norway attack: Killer held in medical custody amid mental health investigation
A bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people in Norway this week is likely to have been due to the killer’s mental illness, police say. Espen Andersen Brathen has admitted going on a killing spree in the small town of Kongsberg on Wednesday. It was the worst attack in Norway since…
Read More »Beirut port blast: Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at protest
Lebanon has announced a day of mourning for Friday after at least six people died and dozens were hurt in deadly fighting in Beirut. Gunfire broke out during a protest Shia Muslim groups against the judge investigating last year’s huge blast at the city’s port. Hezbollah, which organized the…
Read More »Man who killed five people with a bow and arrow in Norway
Man who killed five people with a bow and arrow in Norway had shown signs of radicalization, police say This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or…
Read More »US to reopen Mexico Canada land borders for fully vaccinated travellers
The US has said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will allow travel for non-essential purposes via land and ferry crossings. From January 2022, it will also require proof of…
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