New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
Getting a deal on the money has proved slow-going at the talks in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, and the latest draft of the negotiating text arrived several hours later than scheduled as delegates entered, in theory, the closing 48 hours.
Adani dollar bonds tumble after US bribery charges
US authorities said on Wednesday that Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven other defendants agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials.
Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
Yener has been assigned a federal public defender in the Southern District of Florida whose office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a statement regarding his defense.
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
US doing everything to continue Ukraine war
Says Kremlin as West-made missiles hits Russia; US, some Nato allies ‘shut embassies’ in Kyiv fearing retaliation
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with bribery, fraud
Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors
Exit polls predict BJP-led alliance’s win Maharashtra, Jharkhand
Three exit polls yesterday projected India’s ruling BJP-led alliance to retain its hold in the country’s richest state Maharashtra overcoming anti-incumbency and return to power in the mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand
No new unabated coal-power plants
Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit yesterday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phase-out of the highly polluting fossil fuel.
China's Xi calls for Gaza ceasefire: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported
'They killed her dream': Israel strike leaves woman footballer in coma
Now, she is the latest athlete to become a casualty of Israeli strikes, which already forced the Lebanese Football Association to postpone all domestic football competitions indefinitely.
Israeli attack on Syria’s Palmyra kills 36 people
The Syrian defence ministry has said 36 people were killed and more than 50 wounded yesterday in Israeli air strikes on the oasis city of Palmyra, renowned for its ancient ruins.
US ‘doing everything’ to prolong war
Russia yesterday accused the US of prolonging the “war in Ukraine” by stepping up weapons deliveries to Kyiv ahead of Donald Trump entering the White House.
Magritte painting nets auction record of $121m
A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York.
Pak ex-PM Imran gets bail in state gifts case
A court in Pakistan has granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in a case relating to the illegal sale of state gifts
UN to vote again on Gaza ceasefire, US plans unclear
The latest draft of the resolution demands "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the war between Israel and Hamas and "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages."
COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 1400 GMT, but COP summits have a history of running long.
Taliban govt clearing 'un-Islamic' books from Afghanistan shelves
In October, the ministry announced the commission had identified 400 books "that conflicted with Islamic and Afghan values, most of which have been collected from the markets".
Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023: monitor
Decades of sporadic conflict between the military and ethnic rebel groups have left the Southeast Asian country littered with deadly landmines and munitions.
Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: HRW
A 93-page report from the New York-based group describes how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has asserted control over the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which now manages assets worth around $925 billion compared with $84 billion a decade ago.
Los Angeles passes 'sanctuary city' ordinance to protect migrants
"We are extremely concerned, given that this is a city where about a third of the population is immigrants