Posts tagged climate change
World Briefing: September 26, 2024

Israel's military has carried out air strikes in Beirut, saying it killed a Hezbollah air unit commanderFormer President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed the Ukrainian president “refuses to make a deal” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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World Briefing: September 19, 2024

Following two waves of explosions targeting Hezbollah's communication devices in Lebanon, the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is expected to deliver a major speech

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World Briefing: August 23, 2024

Indian PM Narendra Modi urged diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, pledging India's support and saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield. The German government has come under increasing pressure at home to roll back its support for Ukraine and push harder for negotiations to try to end its war with Russia

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WORLD BRIEFING: July 24, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, behind full throttled attack on Donald Trump. 

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WORLD BRIEFING: June 17, 2024

Swedish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft after it briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday east of the Baltic island of Gotland  

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WORLD BRIEFING: June 1, 2024

Donald Trump confirmed he will appeal against his historic conviction in his New York trial. Russia has accused Nato and the US of "provoking a new level of tension" after the US and Germany became the latest allies to let Ukraine's military to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia

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WORLD BRIEFING: March 12, 2024

Donald Trump “will not give a penny” to Ukraine if he is re-elected US president, the far-right Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said. The EU is pushing to give Ukraine €2bn-€3bn this year from profits derived from Russia’s frozen assets.

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WORLD BRIEFING: March 8, 2024

President Biden used his State of the Union address on Thursday to launch a series of fiery attacks against former President Donald Trump  French President Emmanuel Macron repeats suggestion of troops on Ukraine soil. Sacked Ukraine army chief becomes Kyiv’s envoy to London. 

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WORLD BRIEFING: October 6, 2023

A deadly Russian strike on the Kharkiv region of Ukraine kills 51. The world's September temperatures were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin

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WORLD BRIEFING: September 17, 2023

Renowned Egyptian opposition journalist jailed. Two cargo vessels arrive in Odesa in defiance of Russia Black Sea blockade. Ukraine and Russia face off in ICJ on Monday. 

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It’s a Tough Time to be a Child - Report

A new report presents a pessimistic future for children, especially from the threats presented by climate change, poor nutrition and aggressive commercial marketing. Experts suggest kids in wealthier countries are no longer at an advantage over their peers in poorer countries and that it’s the rich countries which are threatening the future of all children.

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