COP30 climate summit

UN slams ‘meagre’ COP results, ‘fatal inaction’ of leaders

GENEVA: The UN rights chief lamented Monday the “meagre results” at the COP30 climate summit, warning that the “fatal inaction” of leaders might one day be considered a crime against humanity.Nations sealed a modest agreement at the UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday as many countries swallowed weaker terms on a fossil […]

Fire disrupts COP30 climate summit in Brazil

A fire forced organizers of the UN’s COP30 climate talks in Belem in northern Brazil to empty the site on Thursday. Reporters and other attendees were sent a circular note saying there was a “fire incident in Zone B,” and asking them to “evacuate the venue immediately.” A siren sounded inside the venue signaling participants […]

Brazilian police accused of hanging teen gangster’s head ‘like a trophy’ in anti-drug raid that killed over 120

One of the most gruesome operations in Latin America took place when a brutal police raid in Brazil left more than 120 people dead, amid shocking claims that officers decapitated a 19-year-old alleged gang member and displayed his head “like a trophy” during what authorities are calling the country’s deadliest-ever anti-gang operation.The crackdown began on […]

France pushing for ‘China-EU leadership’ on climate | World News

The European Union and China must “take on global climate leadership” in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a French government source said Wednesday, ahead of a top French official’s visit to Beijing.Agnes Pannier-Runacher, France’s minister for ecological transition, is slated to meet counterparts on Thursday and Friday in […]