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Explainer-COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?
BAKU - Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset...
Nov 9, 20246 min read
Exclusive-ICC ruling body to conduct investigation into alleged misconduct by war crimes prosecutor - sources
The International Criminal Court's governing body will launch an external investigation into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged...
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Peru and China to sign strengthened free-trade agreement in Xi's APEC visit
LIMA - Peru and China will sign an updated free-trade agreement during President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the Andean nation that...
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Irish PM kicks off election focussing on immigration, housing and Trump
DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris on Friday announced the formal start of the country's general election campaign, hoping to...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Biden urges Americans to 'bring down the temperature' after Trump's US election win
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" on Thursday following Republican Donald Trump's...
Nov 8, 20244 min read
Putin praises Trump, says Russia is ready for dialogue
SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. election, praised him for...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election after coalition collapse
BERLIN - German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Developing world faces multi-billion climate adaptation cash gap, U.N. report says
LONDON - The amount of finance provided to developing countries to help them adapt to the impacts of climate change is far short of the...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Analysis-Hungary's Orban gears up to be Europe's 'Trump whisperer'
BUDAPEST - As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. "A much needed...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Analysis-Years after historic summits, Trump faces an emboldened North Korea
SEOUL - Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Trump's rollercoaster relationship with North Korean leader Kim
Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded insults and threats during his first presidency over Pyongyang's weapons...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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