BELEM, Brazil – Dozens of Indigenous leaders arrived in Belem on a boat journeying from the glaciers of the Andes, a day before the United Nations’ COP30 climate summit. Their expedition, spanning several weeks, aimed to demand a stronger voice in the management of their territories as climate change and extractive industries threaten forests across […]
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Bangladesh’s riverbank communities battle relentless floods
KURIGRAM – In northern Bangladesh, families like Nurun Nabi’s are facing relentless displacement as the Brahmaputra River swallows their homes and farmland. Nabi, a farmer and father of four, has had to move twice this year alone, losing rice and lentil fields to the advancing river. “The river is coming closer every day. We are […]
Taliban criticises exclusion from COP30 climate conference
KABUL: The Taliban regime has voiced disappointment over not being invited to the upcoming COP30 climate conference, despite Afghanistan being among the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. The 30th UN Climate Change Conference, opening Monday in Brazil, is expected to bring together representatives from dozens of countries to discuss global climate action. Read More:COP30 begins today amid […]
COP30 begins today amid calls for delivering on climate promises
Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are reaching Belem, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – the latest round of UN climate talks, vowing to turn promises into action and agree on tougher plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the UN reported Saturday. After decades of pledges and annual summits from Kyoto, Japan, to Sharm el-Sheikh, […]
Prince William wraps Brazil tour with Amazon Indigenous leaders
Belem, Brazil: Prince William concluded his five-day landmark tour of Brazil on Friday, November 7, with a memorable meeting with Indigenous leaders at the Museu Emilio Goeldi in Belem. Before his final engagement, the prince made an impromptu walkabout with locals, who greeted him enthusiastically, chanting his name. Read More: Prince William celebrates 2025 Earthshot Prize winners […]
Maryam Nawaz highlights Punjab’s progress ahead of COP30
LONDON: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the world is now paying attention to Pakistan due to the leadership of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. Speaking to the media in London, she emphasized that her administration is following the path of former CM Shahbaz Sharif and continuing his efforts for provincial development. Maryam Nawaz […]
World leaders urge climate action as US skips Brazil summit
BELEM, Brazil: Leaders at a global climate summit in Belem on Thursday criticized the fractured international consensus on climate action, taking aim at countries that have delayed measures to curb emissions. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned nations for failing to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighting billions spent on lobbying and fossil fuel subsidies. […]
China unveils 2035 climate goals ahead of COP30
BANGKOK – China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is also leading the global shift toward clean energy by installing more renewable power and putting more electric vehicles on its roads than any other country. Ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil, Beijing has outlined its latest climate commitments aimed at balancing growth with […]
French explorers launch 4,000 km Antarctic mission to uncover 130,000-year-old ice
Two French adventurers, explorer Matthieu Tordeur and glaciologist Heidi Sevestre, have begun a daring three-month expedition across Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice dating back 130,000 years. The mission, titled Under Antarctica, aims to deepen understanding of how melting ice could affect global sea levels amid rising temperatures. Speaking from Cape Town before […]
World Nears Climate ‘Tipping Point’
LONDON – The planet is edging past multiple climate “tipping points” faster than expected, with scientists warning that global coral reefs are now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking the first large-scale ecosystem collapse driven by human-induced warming. The findings come from the Global Tipping Points Report, released Monday by a coalition of 160 researchers […]