Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations. The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and … Read more
Israel to send negotiating team to Qatar after electricity cut to Gaza threat An Israeli mediating team is expected to travel to Qatar on Monday to continue fragile negotiations over the release of remaining hostages held in Gaza and the ceasefire with Hamas. Israeli media reports that the delegation will include government coordinator for the … Read more
Morning opening: It’s Riyadh Season Jakub Krupa Since 2019, Saudi Arabia has organised what is known as “Riyadh Season,” a series of events in entertainment, sports, and culture promoting the kingdom. It included football games, boxing bouts, and massive concerts, among others. It now appears that talks about the new global order are a part … Read more
Tony Burke has claimed the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, was “conned” by a Sydney caravan plot that police have declared fake and should “apologise” to the public. The Australian federal police revealed on Monday the explosives-laden caravan found earlier this year in the outer Sydney suburb of Dural was a “fake terrorism plot”. The AFP … Read more
Federal police say a caravan with explosives found in Sydney earlier this year was “never going to cause a mass casualty event” and was a “fake terrorism plot”. The Australian federal police deputy commissioner, Krissy Barrett, said on Monday investigators now believed the caravan incident was concocted by criminals who wanted to cause fear for … Read more
Almost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured in military drone attacks across Africa as the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles continues unchecked on the continent, according to a report. At least 50 separate deadly strikes by armed forces in Africa have been confirmed during the three years up to November 2024, with … Read more
Domestic abusers and sex offenders in England and Wales will be rehabilitated by less-experienced staff with fewer qualifications from June, prompting warnings from a watchdog that the plans must be closely monitored to ensure public safety. Proposals approved by ministers will roll out behaviour programmes for offenders to be delivered by “band 3” staff who … Read more
King Charles has paid tribute to the “marvellous, infectious energy” of the late reggae star Bob Marley, in a series of comments about his favourite music and musicians from around the Commonwealth. In a broadcast released in a collaboration with Apple Music on Monday as part of Commonwealth Day celebrations, the king described meeting Marley … Read more
A Finnish museum dedicated to the Russian Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has reopened under a new name and with new exhibits in response to rapidly changing relations between two neighbouring countries after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which closed in November, reopened this month under a new name, Nootti, … Read more
Mass prison escapes during the chaos of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured two of its largest cities over the past two months, have caused panic among the public. Jailbreaks involving thousands of people at four prisons in the region have accompanied the rapid advance … Read more