COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks. Saudi Arabia and Russia were among several countries insisting that […]
Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP28
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Countries at the COP28 climate talks need to stop posturing, aim high and agree on a way to end the “fossil fuel era as we know it”, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday, as tension over the future of coal, oil and gas came to the fore. Stiell was […]
At least 37 hurt in Paris blast; sniffer dogs pick up scent under rubble
Paris, FranceReuters A blast ripped through a street near Paris’ historic Latin Quarter on Wednesday and rescuers were searching for two missing people feared buried under the rubble of a building that partially collapsed in the explosion. The explosion tore through Rue Saint-Jacques, which runs from the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral to the Sorbonne University, […]
West backs Ukraine with more air defences, harsh winter of fighting expected
Kyiv, Ukraine/Brussels, BelgiumReuters Ukraine’s allies on Wednesday announced delivery of new air defences and committed more military aid to Kyiv after intense Russian missile strikes and in anticipation of fighting through a harsh winter. More than 50 Western countries met in Brussels on the heels of heavy retaliatory strikes on Ukraine this week ordered by […]
Weary Bulgarians fear more political turmoil after latest election
Davidkovo, Bulgaria Reuters Bulgarians bracing for their fourth election in less than two years face a winter of want amid soaring inflation driven by the war in Ukraine, making many yearn for good government and stability after years of political turmoil. At stake is the next government’s ability to tackle rocketing energy costs and secure gas […]
EU countries seek emergency solution to soaring energy bills
Brussels, Belgium Reuters European Union countries’ energy ministers meet on Friday to search for solutions from a long list of possible measures to shield citizens from sky-high energy prices as winter approaches. The basis for the talks is a set of proposals made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – among them, a […]
Europe agrees emergency gas curbs, Kyiv says Russia supply curbs are “price terror”
Brussels, BelgiumReuters European Union countries bracing for further cuts in Russian gas supply on Tuesday approved a weakened emergency plan to curb demand, after striking compromise deals to limit reductions for some countries. Europe faces a tighter gas squeeze from Wednesday, when Russia’s Gazprom has said it would cut flows through the Nord Stream 1 […]
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia will cut gas supplies to Europe once again in a blow to countries that have supported Ukraine, just as there was hope that economic pressures could ease this week with the resumption of Black Sea grain exports. The first ships from Ukraine may set sail in days under a deal agreed on […]
Russia intensifies push for Donbas, halts gas to Finland
Kyiv, Ukraine/Oslo, Norway Reuters Russia intensified an offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine on Saturday and stopped providing gas to Finland, escalating Moscow’s dispute with the West over energy payments. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the strategic south-eastern city of Mariupol, Russia is waging what appears to […]
“Life was completely erased”: Syria gas attack victims, awaiting justice, say impunity fuels war crimes
KHALIL ASHAWI and TOM PERRY, of Reuters, report on the long wait for justice for Syrians whose families were killed in poison gas attacks during the country’s long-running war…