Fate of global climate action ‘in the balance’ as U.N. talks go down to wire
Big polluting countries faced last-ditch pressure from smaller nations to show serious commitment to fighting climate change as negotiators battled into the early hours of Saturday to salvage a result from a fraught U.N. summit in Madrid.
Turkish drones escorting drill ships to fly from Turkish Cypriot airport: report
The breakaway Turkish Cypriot cabinet has designated an airport on the disputed island as a base for Turkish drones escorting ships seeking hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, a news agency said, a move likely to increase tension with the Europe…
New Zealand resumes mission to retrieve remaining bodies following volcanic eruption
New Zealand police said on Saturday they would search in the waters near the volcanic White Island in their attempts to retrieve two remaining bodies, following a fatal eruption earlier this week.
Turkish drones seeking hydrocarbons to fly out of breakaway Turkish Cypriot airport: news agency
The breakaway Turkish Cypriot cabinet has designated an airport on the disputed island as a base for Turkish drones seeking hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, a news agency said, a move set to increase tension with the European Union.
“Brexit closure”: Johnson wins commanding victory in UK election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Friday for “closure” over the Brexit divisions that have riven the United Kingdom, saying his election victory provided an overwhelming mandate to take Britain out of the European Union on Jan. 31.
Armed group says it killed 4 hostages kidnapped in Nigeria: Action Against Hunger
An armed group that kidnapped humanitarian workers in northeastern Nigeria five months ago has claimed it killed four hostages, international aid agency Action Against Hunger said on Friday.
UK’s Johnson says no to Sturgeon’s Scottish referendum demand
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday he would not support her plan for a second independence referendum, clashing just hours after the two leaders emerged triumphant from a national election.
UK’s Johnson and Varadkar vow to help restore N.Irish government
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ireland’s Leo Varadkar vowed to work together to restore the power sharing government in Northern Ireland on Friday.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says no going back to dollarisation
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed on Friday not to revert to using the U.S. dollar after a new local currency plunged against the greenback since its introduction this year, fuelling inflation and economic hardship.
‘Not my prime minister’, protesters march in London against Johnson
Several hundred noisy protesters marched through central London on Friday to protest against Britain’s election result, chanting “Boris Johnson: Not My Prime Minister” and “Boris, Boris, Boris: Out, Out, Out”.
