COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas

Nov 13, 2024

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 13: The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year's UN climate summit, has lashed out at Western critics of his country's oil...

Pay or face disaster: UN Chief

Nov 13, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], November 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian...

New UK target for 81% emissions cut by 2035

Nov 13, 2024

London [UK], November 13: The UK Prime Minister says Britain will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035.

Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah

Nov 13, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], November 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in...

Trump taps Stefanik to be UN Ambassador

Nov 13, 2024

New York [US], November 13: Donald Trump has chosen Republican Representative Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the president-elect said...

15 inmates killed in Ecuador prison fight

Nov 13, 2024

Quito [Ecuador], November 13: At least 15 inmates have been killed and 14 more injured in a fight at a notoriously violent prison in Ecuador.

Moldova formally protests alleged Russian election meddling

Nov 13, 2024

Chisinau [Moldova], November 13: Moldova has handed a note of protest to the Russian ambassador to Chisinau over alleged interference in its recent elections.

Drone attack causes fire in fuel depot in Russia border

Nov 13, 2024

Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], November 13: A fire broke out in a fuel depot in Stary Oskol, a city in the western Russian border region of...

President-elect Trump lining up Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem for top jobs

Nov 13, 2024

Washington [US], November 13: Two Florida lawmakers known for their tough stances towards China are in the running for senior foreign relations jobs in the...