We don’t have time to choose between stopping emissions and removing CO2 from the air. We need to do both to survive. In 2015, I visited Fiji, Kiribati, and Tuvalu, which had just been hit by a cyclone. There, I learned a slogan — “1.5 to stay alive” — which …

The World Cup is the pinnacle of football, but it is also known for its extravagance. Nowhere is this seen more than in the opening ceremony, which takes place just prior to the kick-off of the first match. For Qatar 2022, a star-studded event is expected to usher in the …

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to hold that powerful post, said on Thursday she will step down as the chamber’s Democratic leader as her allies prepared a passing of the torch to Representative Hakeem Jeffries. Pelosi, an 82-year-old liberal from California who has served two …

COP27 host Egypt is close to signing final agreements to build two wind and solar projects with a combined capacity of a gigawatt (GW) to boost the country’s lagging renewable power development. High levels of solar irradiation, strong winds, and expanses of desert in which to construct plants mean Egypt …

Drug-resistant ailments kill 35,000 people a year in Europe, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, which called for the responsible use of antibiotics and antivirals to help fight the rising threat. The health impact of the phenomenon is comparable to that of influenza, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS …

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced a string of tax increases and tighter public spending in a budget plan on Thursday that he said was needed after the blow dealt to the country’s fiscal reputation by former prime minister Liz Truss. Following is a snapshot of what he announced and …

The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, received today, Thursday, the Russian Ambassador, Elbrus Kotrashev, who conveyed the greetings of the Russian leadership to him. During the interview, Al-Sudani expressed his appreciation for the importance of Iraqi-Russian relations, and Iraq’s endeavor to establish balanced relations with all friendly nations. For his …

Today, Thursday, the Iraqi Football Association announced the cancellation of the match between our national team and its Costa Rican counterpart, as a result of the latter’s insistence not to play it, indicating that it will take all legal measures that impose a penalty clause on the party that violates …

French President Emmanuel Macron says his offer to cooperate with Australia on submarines is still “on the table,” almost a year after a bitter row between the two sides over a cancelled contract threatened bilateral ties. France signed a $58-billion deal with Australia to provide it with diesel-powered submarines in …

Ukraine says it has reached an agreement with Russia and Turkey to extend a United Nations-brokered initiative to ship out grain by 120 days. The country’s Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said in a tweet on Thursday that the “decision was just taken in Istanbul.” “The United Nations and Turkey remain …

UN climate talks got a boost Wednesday as Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges. While G20 leaders meeting in Indonesia issued a final communique committing to pursue the more ambitious limits on global heating, action on the sidelines …

Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya says Ukraine and Poland are seeking to provoke a direct conflict between his country and NATO by making “irresponsible statements” about a missile that struck Poland near the Ukrainian border. The missile crashed in a rural area in Poland on Tuesday, killing two …

South Korea says North Korea has test fired a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Thursday that the North had fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea from the Wonsan area in Kangwon Province at …

Chinese President Xi Jinping rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for leaking details of their closed-door meeting at the G20 summit in Bali, highlighting the frosty relationship between the two leaders. According to Press TV, President Xi on Wednesday accused Trudeau of behaving inappropriately by leaking the substance of a …

Christopher Wray, the Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on Tuesday told a US House committee hearing that China has stolen more American data and information “than every other nation combined”. In his speech at the annual ‘worldwide threats’ hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday, Wray …

The family business of former US President Donald Trump has signed a licensing deal worth $1.6 billion with a real estate developer based in Saudi Arabia to build a resort in Oman, as the 76-year-old businessman-turned-politician prepares his return to presidential politics. The Trump Organization, a group of about 500 …

The Republican Party have seized control of the US House with a slim majority far smaller than the party had been banking on. NBC and CNN projected the victory for Republicans with at least 218 seats in the 435-member House of Representatives. Republicans, however, failed to take control of the …

Today, Thursday, Iraq and Britain discussed the issues of water and the displaced, as well as the implementation of service projects. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic, which was followed by (Al-Ghadir), stated that “President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, met today, Thursday, the British Ambassador to …

On Thursday, Iraq’s CounterTerrorism Service (CTS) forces killed the ISIS leader, Hussein Muhammad Jassim Al-Issawi, nicknamed “Abu Issa,” while he was trying to blow himself up in western Iraq. The spokesperson for the commander in chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool announced. He said that the terrorist …