Rich nations built their wealth on coal, oil and gas. Now the world is asking poorer countries like Mozambique to chart a different course. Is a fossil-free path to development realistic?...
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The phrase âshadow fleetâ refers to ageing oil tankers that operate under false flags to bypass Western sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan crude, a practice Russia has reportedly invested b...
The new year is shaping up to be a consequential one, from control of power in Washington to the agenda President Trump pursues. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)...
White House says annexation of semi-autonomous territory from Denmark is ânational security priorityâ...
The chief of the EU executive pledged Europe's full support for Syria's recovery after meeting interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday....
Students demonstrated at several universities in Iran, semi-official media reported, after demos by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants moved the president to announce plans for talks with protesters onl...
As Iran's nationwide protests increase the pressure on Iranâs civilian government and its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Ammar Maleki, Director/Founder o...
European leaders have issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders sa...
During a US military operation in Venezuela, troops removed a sitting head of state, President NicolĂĄs Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Gavin Lee welc...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that using the US military to acquire Greenland is 'always an option'. It comes after European leaders issued a joint statement on Greenland, af...
President Donald Trump, speaks accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24...
The US president wants to take the vast arctic territory from Denmark. What could he really do?...
A strong majority of Americans say they're worried about climate. So why do they hear so little about it in the news?...
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says there is not much he can do as the currency has rapidly depreciated, with $1 now trading at around 1.4 million rials....
The US might hit Iran "very hard" if the regime escalates its crackdown on anti-government protesters, according to US President Donald Trump. How do Iranians feel about these warnings?...
Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste â and why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment?...
Leaders of a major Wall Street trade group and DeFi-focused crypto leaders are trying to hash out key disagreements before the market structure bill faces a do-or-die Senate vote next week....
They are beautiful, eloquent â and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinfo...
PRESS REVIEW â Thursday, January 8: US immigration authorities ICE kill a woman in Minneapolis in "self-defence" amidst anti-ICE protests in the city. It brings back painful reminders of George Floyd'...