Government And Politics

Amid outcry over Gaza tactics, videos of soldiers acting maliciously create new headache for Israel
Dec 13, 2023

Amid outcry over Gaza tactics, videos of soldiers acting maliciously create new headache for Israel

Several viral videos of Israeli soldiers behaving maliciously in Gaza have emerged in recent days, creating a headache for the Israeli military as it faces an international outcry over its tactics and the rising civilian death toll in its war against Hamas


Delegates at UN climate talks in Dubai agree to 'transition away' from planet-warming fossil fuels
Dec 13, 2023

Delegates at UN climate talks in Dubai agree to 'transition away' from planet-warming fossil fuels

Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday that the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels


In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
Dec 13, 2023

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday that the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels


Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions
Dec 12, 2023

Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions

United Nations climate negotiators have declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal


Poor countries need trillions of dollars to go green. A long-shot effort aims to generate the cash
Dec 12, 2023

Poor countries need trillions of dollars to go green. A long-shot effort aims to generate the cash

A major, long-shot effort is gearing up to mobilize money to save Planet Earth by helping poorer countries go greener


Climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels
Dec 12, 2023

Climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels

Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time faded early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are causing dangerous global warming


Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
Dec 12, 2023

Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai

Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time faded early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are causing dangerous global warming


Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover
Dec 11, 2023

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover

Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced the government in Baghdad to perform a balancing act that is becoming more difficult by the day


Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will 'take time'
Dec 11, 2023

Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will 'take time'

Israel’s defense minister pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will “take time.”


Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost
Dec 11, 2023

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit


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