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Read More Climate experts spoke with actor and environmental activist Shailene Woodley at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday about ensuring that America not only moves toward a clean energy future, but that it happens equitably. Communities living near facilities that significantly pollute the air often disproportionately suffer the health costs, while the jobs tend to…

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Read MoreTwo newly-built encampments near the southern city are shown on satellite pictures.Two newly-built encampments near the southern city are shown on satellite pictures.

Read More Coordinated withdrawal agreed after several member states and UK have quit energy charter treaty European lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heating. Fossil fuel companies have used the energy charter treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement…

Read More Dmitry Safronov is suspended from leading services and ordered to serve three years of ‘penance’ A Russian priest who presided over a memorial for the opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended from leading services and ordered to serve three years of “penance”, as persecution of people associated with Navalny has continued even…

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Read More University president Minouche Shafik warns of ‘alternative options’ if talks fail; Yoav Gallant says protests ‘inciting terrorism’ US campus protests over Israel-Gaza war – in pictures Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to Jewish students and hold a press conference “regarding the troubling rise of virulent…

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Read More Ruling in favor of Idaho would allow hospitals to deny emergency abortions to people in medical emergencies, making pregnancy more dangerous in states with abortion bans Ruling in favor of Idaho would allow hospitals to deny emergency abortions to people in medical emergencies, making pregnancy more dangerous in states with abortion bans

Read More Several people have been injured after the Household Cavalry lost control of their animals in the center of the city Several military horses have been caught after going on a rampage in London; onlookers say they threw their riders and went galloping through the streets. At least four people have been hospitalized in…

Read More ‘Since it was the vendor that was hacked, we are letting them and our bank’s fraud department lead any investigation,’ the group’s spokesperson said ‘Since it was the vendor that was hacked, we are letting them and our bank’s fraud department lead any investigation,’ the group’s spokesperson said

Read More The Israeli prime minister has been an “obstacle” to the two-state solution with Palestine for years, Nancy Pelosi has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace in Gaza and “should resign” from his position, former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said.    She made the remarks…

Read More University president Minouche Shafik warns of ‘alternative options’ if talks fail; Yoav Gallant says protests ‘inciting terrorism’ US campus protests over Israel-Gaza war – in pictures Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to Jewish students and hold a press conference “regarding the troubling rise of virulent…

Read More Plane maker beat lowered expectations but still burned billions in response to crisis and reported first revenue drop in seven quarters Boeing on Wednesday reported it had burned through nearly $4bn in the last quarter as it dealt with the consequences of a mid-flight blowout of a cabin panel on a brand-new Boeing…

Read MoreAnd the Election Commission of India is allowing it.And the Election Commission of India is allowing it.

Read More Other House Republicans will travel alongside Mr Johnson, including Rep Anthony D’Esposito Other House Republicans will travel alongside Mr Johnson, including Rep Anthony D’Esposito

Read More SEATTLE, Washington, Apr 24 (IPS) – The vote and the American veto at the United Nations Security Council on April 18 was predictable. Though European countries are increasingly supportive of a Palestinian state, the US is not yet ready for that eventuality, for these reasons: Read the full story, “US Foreign Policy in…

Read More ‘This will not be a Seder as usual. These are not usual times’ ‘This will not be a Seder as usual. These are not usual times’

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 24 (IPS) – Rich nations’ climate hypocrisy is accelerating global heating, pushing the planet closer to irreversible catastrophe, with its worst consequences borne by the poorest, both countries and peoples. Read the full story, “Rich Nation Hypocrisy Accelerating Global Heating”, on globalissues.org → KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 24 (IPS)…

Read More Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries. (Image credit: Jordan Pettitt) Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the…

Read MoreA priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.

Read More Deputy Labour leader also criticises watering-down of leasehold reform plans while facing Oliver Dowden at deputy PMQs UK politics – latest updates Angela Rayner has accused ministers of “obsessing” over her living arrangements and urged them to focus on implementing long-promised housing reforms instead. The deputy Labour leader came out fighting at deputy…

Read More Russia ‘condones’ online scams that are damaging the UK, Ben Wallace has claimed The UK is facing certain forms of “unconventional warfare” waged by its enemies, potentially including online scams that target elderly Britons and that have Moscow’s consent, former Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace has claimed. The Conservative MP, who resigned from…

Read MoreMavericks steal home court advantage from the Clippers after winning game two in Los Angeles.Mavericks steal home court advantage from the Clippers after winning game two in Los Angeles.

Read MoreThe call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

Read More President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it within the next nine months to a year or face the app being banned from the US President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to…

Read MoreThousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university funding.Thousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university funding.

Read MorePolice arrest seven in raids across Sydney following the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox bishop last week.Police arrest seven in raids across Sydney following the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox bishop last week.

Read More Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing. (Image credit: Anthony Kuhn) Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.

Read MoreThe EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.The EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.

Read MoreMuizzu’s party wins huge mandate in parliamentary polls. Will Beijing now step in to alleviate Maldives’ economic woes?Muizzu’s party wins huge mandate in parliamentary polls. Will Beijing now step in to alleviate Maldives’ economic woes?

Read More Tributes paid to former Labour minister and welfare campaigner Frank Field, who has died at the age of 81 Keir Starmer has said the death of Frank Field is “a profound loss to politics and to our nation”. In a tribute to the former minister, Starmer went on: Frank dedicated his life to…

Read MoreHundreds of thousands call out President Milei on effects of his promise to take chainsaw to public spending.Hundreds of thousands call out President Milei on effects of his promise to take chainsaw to public spending.

Read More US secretary of state to hold talks with Chinese counterpart and most likely with President Xi Jinping Antony Blinken has landed in China amid a worsening rift between the world’s two most powerful countries that threatens to overshadow otherwise improving relations. The US secretary of state arrives with a warning that the US…

Read More Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends. In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said…