Africa endures more severe warming than elsewhere, posing risk of conflict
September 04, 2023 9:03 PM Africa is heating up at a faster rate than the rest of the planet and enduring more severe climate and weather disasters such as droughts,…
UK’s Sunak could face vote to fill seat after lawmaker suspension upheld
September 04, 2023 8:14 PM British Prime Rishi Sunak could face the prospect of another difficult election for a potential vacant seat in parliament, after a lawmaker lost an appeal…
Explainer-What options do African nations have to finance climate, nature?
September 04, 2023 8:06 PM At the African Climate Summit this week, national leaders meet to discuss how to fund the challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss. Read…
EU, Stockholm say Swedish citizen held in Iran – officials
September 04, 2023 7:59 PM Sweden and the European Union Commission on Monday said a Swedish national is being detained in Iran – the latest known case of a foreign…
Nigerian tribunal to rule on presidential election challenge on Sept 6
September 04, 2023 7:48 PM A Nigerian election tribunal hearing petitions challenging a presidential election result that brought Bola Tinubu to power will deliver its ruling on Sept 6, the…
Israel military legal officer warns of curbs to judicial independence
September 04, 2023 7:36 PM Israel’s chief military legal officer on Monday warned against steps that would compromise court independence, in what appeared to be the clearest public criticism yet…
German Chancellor Scholz sports eye patch after jogging accident
September 04, 2023 7:11 PM German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joked that he was eagerly awaiting social media reaction after an official photograph released on Monday showed him wearing an eye…
Spain deputy PM to meet fugitive Catalan leader for talks on new government
September 04, 2023 6:50 PM Spain’s acting deputy prime minister went to Brussels on Monday to meet exiled Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont, seeking support from a separatist fugitive from Spanish…
IAEA reports no progress in Iran as uranium stock enriched to 60% grows
September 04, 2023 6:49 PM The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday reported no progress in talks with Iran on sensitive issues such as reinstalling surveillance cameras and explaining uranium traces…
Ukraine limits cargo shipments to Danube port after Russian strikes
September 04, 2023 6:45 PM Ukrainian railways have partially restricted cargo shipments to Ukraine’s major Danube River port Izmail, which has been the target of Russian drone attacks in recent…