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Developing nations, climate groups oppose COP29 $250B a year offer from rich countries
A draft finance deal Friday at the U.N. COP29 climate and environment talks proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion a year to poorer nations in climate funding. Developing…
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Spain fines five budget airlines $186 million for ‘abusive practices’
Spain's government said Friday five low-cost airlines have been fined $186.32 million for what Minister of Social Rights Pablo Bustinduy said were abusive practices like charging…
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Sixth death confirmed in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning incident
An ambulance drives past Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, where 19-year-old Holly Bowles became the second Australian to die from a suspected tainted alcohol poisoning…
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Gunmen ambush vehicle convoy in Pakistan, killing dozens
Police stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near Kohat, Pakistan, on Nov. 21, when dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire on…
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Britain blacklists daughter of Angola’s former president as it clamps down on corruption
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter Angola's former president Jose Eduardo Van Dunem dos Santos, was sanctioned by Britain on Thursday. File Photo by Bruno Fonseca/EPA-EFE…
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Bolsonaro among 37 indicted for plotting 2023 coup attempt in Brazil
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday was indicted for allegedly plotting a coup to overturn the country's 2022 election results and take power from his successor,…
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Wednesday night eruption is Iceland volcano’s 7th this year
Lava flows during a volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, on Thursday following the seventh eruption in the area since December. Photo by Anton…
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Delhi’s ‘alarming’ air quality crisis persisting as city is named India’s…
People drive amid heavy smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on Saturday. A weeks-long air quality crisis in northern India is being driven by industrial emissions, vehicular…
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Scores killed in Israeli airstrikes, military action across Gaza strip
Palestinian women make bread at the Al-Mawasi humanitarian area west of Khan Younis. Dozens of people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis, Beit Lahia and Gaza City.…
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Australia introduces proposed law to ban social media for children younger than 16
Australia's government on Thursday officially introduced a bill that would ban social media for children younger than 16 with the backing of Prime Minister Anthon Albanese. File…
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