By Kate Abnett, Reuters BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – EU countries’ climate ministers on Monday approved the bloc’s negotiating position for this year’s U.N. COP28 climate summit, agreeing to push for a world-first deal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels. The agreement sets up the 27-country European Union to be …
Poland’s Election: Democracy on the Line
Other News Victory and a third term for the radical right Law and Justice party would give it the chance to complete an illiberal takeover of the state. As the most consequential Polish election campaign since the fall of communism got into its stride this summer, one study found that almost 100% …
China Expands Climate Change Surveillance on Himalayan Peak
By Reuters Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo BEIJING, Oct 6 (Reuters) – China has set up weather stations on Cho Oyu, the sixth …
Somalia: US’s Hidden and Forgotten Forever War
By Jason C Mueller, Other News Despite one of US military’s greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless and unjustifiable war on ‘terrorism’ Thirty years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the US military is still conducting operations in Somalia. Popularized in the US by the …
What to Know as Israel Declares War, Bombards Gaza Strip After Unprecedented Hamas Attack
By Isabelle Debre, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government promised Monday to hunt down Hamas fighters and to punish the Gaza Strip following a surprise weekend attack killed more than 700 people in Israel, including at least 260 at a crowded music festival that became the scene of one of …
How Europe’s Authoritarian Populists Maintain the Illusion of a Free Press
By Fanni Toth, Gerhard Schnyder and Marlene Radl, Other News Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who …
Wopke Hoekstra: From Young Shell Employee to EU Climate Chief
By Kate Abnett and Anthony Deutsch BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – European lawmakers made Wopke Hoekstra sweat as they scrutinised his bid to be Europe’s next climate chief, but after the former Dutch minister and one-time Shell employee made further promises to strengthen green measures he received their approval on …
Florida Wants to More Than Double Size of Mosaic’s ‘Radioactive Roads’ Plan
By Max Chesnes, Tampa Bay Times Critics say placing the phosphate waste in roadways could put human and environmental health at risk. Citing advice from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state transportation agency, fertilizer giant Mosaic wants to more than double the size of its controversial proposal to test radioactive phosphate manufacturing …
Can Europe Survive Trump 2.0?
By Modern Diplomacy, from Other News Here’s something the European mind can’t fully comprehend: “Come November 2024, Donald Trump may be headed back into the White House,” states POLITICO. It’s a nightmare scenario for Europeans who bore the brunt of the former U.S. president’s antagonism during his four years in …
Wetlands Win Reprieve After Deal Over Andalucian Natural Space
By Sam Jones, The Guardian The marshes at Donana national park have declined drastically over the past 30 years because of climate breakdown, farming, mining pollution and drainage. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters Protection plan for Doñana national park hailed by environmentalists as ‘step in the right direction’ A controversial plan that …