Israel to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court
Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top U.N. court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the first time calls…
Oil industry veteran to lead COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Minister for ecology and natural resources and formerly an executive at state oil company SOCAR Mukhtar Babayev (C) visits at the Norm cement plant in Baku, on February 23,…
UN urges more Gaza aid, UN chief says Israel creating distribution ‘obstacles’
A view of demolition at Tel ez-Zater region after Israeli forces withdrew area aftermath the withdrawal of Israeli forces in Jabalia, Gaza on December 22, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu |…
Countries agree to deal at COP28 climate summit
COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo…
UN chief invokes rarely used power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit during COP28 on December 01, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab…
Guyana’s president says his country is preparing to defend itself from Venezuela over disputed area
Guyana’s president told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and…
World’s largest iceberg A23a is on the move, stoking climate concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.’s climate summit in the Middle East, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in…
Oil CEO rejects fossil fuel industry to blame for the climate crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum on Tuesday claimed that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis “is like blaming…
Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists attend UN climate talks
A man wearing a thawb walks past flags of nations participating in the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference the day before its official opening on November 29, 2023 in Dubai, United…
COP28 president sparks outcry after controversial fossil fuel comments
Sultan Al-Jaber, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and president of COP28, speaks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…