EU lawmakers adopt overhaul of bloc’s most ambitious climate laws
The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted three climate laws that lie at the heart of the EU’s policy of slashing greenhouse emissions by at least 55 percent by the year 2030.
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G7 diplomats pull together in the face of growing global hostility
Diplomats from the Group of Seven nations have taken a firm stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan, and on North Korea’s tests of long-range missiles.
The world remembers the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 80 years on
On 19 April 1943, several hundred poorly armed inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto began to resist Nazi Germany’s efforts to deport Jews to the death camps. The civilian fighters resisted for 27 days. The Germans subsequently burned the ghetto to the gro…
State Department Approves $259 Million Deal With Turkey For F-16 Avionics Upgrades
The State Department has approved a $259 million deal with Turkey covering avionics upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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‘This is war’: Cochrane man stranded in Khartoum as explosions, gunfire rage through Sudan’s capital
Cochrane man stranded in Sudan as fighting rages around his hotel. What started out as a work trip with a clear deadline has turned into a guessing game.
G7 diplomats meet in the wake of Macron’s Taiwan remarks, aiming for unity
For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy. The two days of talks are taking place after the fallout…
G7 nations pledge ambitious goals for fossil fuel exit, plastic pollution
The countries of the G7 group pledged on Sunday to “accelerate” their “exit” from fossil fuels in all sectors, but without setting a new deadline, and decided to jointly target zero new plastic pollution by 2040.
China drills, war in Ukraine high on agenda of G7 foreign ministers’ meeting
G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Japan for talks set to be dominated by China’s growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
COP28 head urges rich nations to prioritise climate finance for Global South
The president of the COP28 climate talks, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, called for “available, accessible and affordable” finance for the developing economies most vulnerable to the destructive impacts of global warming. He was addressing G7 environment …
G7 climate ministers gather in Japan to resolve fossil fuel feud
G7 environment and energy ministers meet this weekend in Sapporo, Japan, for climate negotiations that are likely to urge more action in a “critical decade”, but could also lay bare divisions on ambitious fossil fuel commitments.