SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report said yesterday.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war’s most important battles.
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a major natural gas deal with the United States after the COP27 climate change summit, the Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia today of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war’s most important battles.
KYIV/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday warned of more potential Russian attacks on his country’s energy infrastructure, as officials urged residents in the capital Kyiv to consider making plans to leave as ongoing strikes threaten the power supply.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania yesterday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Delegates at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change on the formal agenda for the first time.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – A Precision Air flight carrying 39 passengers made a crash landing into Lake Victoria today while attempting to reach a nearby airport in Tanzania, the airline said.
(Reuters) – Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.
(Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was heavily criticised for a trip to Beijing this week, said on Saturday his and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s joint statement opposing the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine had been reason enough for the visit.
(Reuters) – Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple’s App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first major revision of the social media platform.
(Reuters) – Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s challenges during an economic crisis.
(Reuters) – Israeli soldiers fatally shot a Palestinian 18-year-old in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, health officials said, the latest in a string of deadly incidents in the territory.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterdayy condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to nuclear force.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A union representing 55,000 education workers went on strike yesterday in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario after failing to reach an agreement with the provincial government for better pay and more frontline staff in schools.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump adviser Kash Patel yesterday confirmed that he testified to the grand jury hearing evidence in the federal probe of whether the former president illegally took classified records with him when he left the White House in 2021.