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No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» BRUSSELS — The European Union's (EU) member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the United Nations' (UN) COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again on Wednesday to thrash out a deal, according to Brussels officials.
Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» PARIS - This year's United Nations (UN) climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda?
US presses NATO to seal defence spending deal
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» BRUSSELS - US defence chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on increasing military spending that could satisfy President Donald Trump at a summit this month.
US Senate leaders say no Ukraine aid before year's end
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the US Senate said Tuesday that Washington will not be able to approve new aid for Ukraine before year's end, as the two sides continue to seek a compromise.
Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phaseout at COP28
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.
Frustration as latest talks on global plastic treaty close
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» NAIROBI - The latest negotiations toward a global plastic treaty concluded late Sunday with disagreement about how the pact should work and frustration from environment groups over delays and lack of progress.
NATO grapples with Ukraine membership push
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» BRUSSELS: NATO leaders at a summit next week will underscore a vow that Ukraine will join the alliance in the future, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, as Kyiv seeks faster progress.
Russia's war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» VIITNA (ESTONIA) - US troops stage an airborne assault. British marines conduct a nighttime beach landing. French paratroopers drop from the skies after flying across Europe.
Army and militias clash in Sudan capital
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
WTO deals still within sight after all-night arm-twisting
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» GENEVA - Countries were still negotiating on deadline day Thursday after frantically haggling through the night at the WTO in a bid to salvage deals on food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.