UN Libya mission warns of violence after push for new interim government
Tripoli, LibyaReuters The United Nations Libya mission warned on Thursday against “unilateral initiatives” to address the country’s political stalemate after two legislative bodies proposed creating a new interim government as a precursor to elections. The United Nations wants a clear route to elections as part of a lasting resolution of Libya’s 12-year-long crisis but opponents […]
Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians
Reuters Ukrainian forces pressed their counter-offensive through the Russian-occupied south-east on Thursday, capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a campaign to drive a wedge through Russian defensive positions. The counter-offensive has focused on securing villages on the southward push and areas around the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after months […]
Greece PM says climate change “not an excuse” as wildfires burn
Volos, Greece Reuters Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said Greece needed to take more steps to combat the effects of climate change as wildfires in the central part of the country flared up, forcing more evacuations after burning farms and factories overnight. The blazes across the country, which have been supercharged by strong winds […]
July, 2023, set to be world’s hottest month on record
Reuters July, 2023, is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. The UN World Meteorological Organization and European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service also said in a joint statement it was “extremely likely” July, […]
Super typhoon targets China after ferry capsize off Manila kills 25
Beijing, China/Taipei, TaiwanReuters Doksuri regained super typhoon strength on Thursday in its final approach to southeastern China after pummelling Taiwan and the northern Philippines with rain and strong winds that led to the capsize of a ferry in which at least 25 people died. As of 5pm Beijing time, the winds around the eye of […]
Typhoon Doksuri shuts businesses, grounds flights in Taiwan
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Southern Taiwan on Thursday shut businesses and schools while airlines cancelled hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods as Typhoon Doksuri churned past the island en route to China where it will make landfall later this week. As of 10:15am, Typhoon Doksuri, categorised at the second-strongest typhoon level by Taiwan’s weather […]
Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of the applications rejected or in limbo, aid agency Save the Children said in calling for better protection of those most vulnerable. A child is seen at the new temporary camp for migrants and refugees, […]
A Sustainable Life: Electric vehicles can’t compete with the emotional roar of an engine – but does that matter?
TOM STACEY, of Anglia Ruskin University, investigates in this article first published on The Conversation…
A year before Paris Olympics, Ukraine torn over boycott threat
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Kyiv could drop a threatened boycott of next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus, allies in the war in Ukraine, compete under a neutral flag rather than their national colours, Ukraine’s sports minister told Reuters. Vadym Huttsait said there had been no decision to soften Ukraine’s stance but indicated Kyiv […]
Israel’s Supreme Court to hear appeal in judicial crisis
JerusalemReuters Israel’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an appeal against a new law that curbs some of its own powers, pitting it against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government that is seeking an overhaul of the judicial system. A bench decision posted on the court’s website said a hearing will be set […]