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Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears end-game
BAKU - Countries at the COP29 climate summit were warned on Wednesday that the "hardest part" was about to start in talks over how much...
Nov 21, 20243 min read
US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat
KYIV - The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due to what it called...
Nov 21, 20244 min read
Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of...
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Reaction to Putin's approval of a new Russian nuclear doctrine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a...
Nov 20, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial...
Nov 20, 20245 min read
Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?
BAKU - The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-What is the latest science on climate change?
BAKU - This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures,...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-How methane emissions threaten climate goals
BAKU - Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and...
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Analysis-In choosing his team, Trump opts for personal ties and TV chops
WASHINGTON - In staffing his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump has so far veered from the conventional to the...
Nov 20, 20244 min read
Analysis-Trump picks Gaetz and Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run
WASHINGTON - In nominating Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Pete Hegseth to helm the Pentagon, President-elect Donald Trump has picked...
Nov 20, 20244 min read
Analysis-Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
BAKU - A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects...
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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