UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse | Cop29

The world must support last year's historic resolution to transition away from fossil fuels, the United Arab Emirates said, to intervene forcefully in the harmful fight over climate change. The oil nation's stance was a sharp rebuke to its neighbor and close ally Saudi Arabia, which sought to walk away from global commitments at United […]
Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy | Cop29

main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Poor countries face compromise on climate finance, former special envoy says fiona harvey Mary Robinson. Photo: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to fight global warming, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN […]
Novogratz Says Massive Capital Entering Bitcoin as Countries Buying BTC in Large Volumes – The Crypto Basic

Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz said huge amounts of capital from other countries are flowing into Bitcoin, with support from cryptocurrency advocate President Donald Trump. Bitcoin, one of the “Trump trades,” performed as expected following the Republican presidential victory. The pioneering cryptocurrency has soared more than 40% from less than $68,000 on November 5 to […]
Here are 9 countries offering ancestry-based citizenship to Americans looking to leave US after the election

In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, many Americans, especially celebrities, have vowed to renounce their citizenship and move elsewhere. For Americans considering dual citizenship options or looking for a second passport, many countries offer a path to citizenship based on ancestry. These countries often allow foreigners to claim citizenship through their parents, grandparents, […]
Cop29 live: call for summits only to be held in countries that support climate action | Cop29

main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature my colleague Darna Noor has highlighted a new report revealing that at least 1,773 coal, oil and gas lobbyists have been allowed to participate in the United Nations climate change talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. The report raises serious concerns about the […]
Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for their research into why some countries succeed and others fail. The three economists “demonstrated the importance of social institutions for a country's prosperity,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' Nobel Prize Committee said in a statement in […]
Illegal immigrants from ‘special interest’ countries caught at southern border

Authorities announced Friday that dozens of illegal immigrants from countries linked to large-scale terrorist activities have been intercepted at the southern Texas border over the past week. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers encountered two large groups of migrants. The first of 230 illegal immigrants was arrested on September 30th. The group included 27 […]
Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing unconscious women across multiple countries

A notorious CIA officer who drugged and sexually abused “numerous women in multiple countries” over a 14-year period, and kept more than 500 shocking images and videos of his victims, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in November […]
The world’s best countries for 2024 revealed — how the US ranked

We are well again! Apparently, the United States is now the third best country in the world, its highest score ever in U.S. News & World Report's annual “Best Countries in the World” survey. of RankingThe study, which began in 2016, was based on a global survey of 17,000 “global citizens” from 36 countries, the […]
Trump threatens ‘100% tariff’ on countries ditching US dollar – South China Morning Post

President Donald Trump added a new pillar to his tariff policy on Saturday, pledging to make it too costly for countries to move away from using the U.S. dollar. “If you give up the dollar, you will have no trade with the United States because the United States will put a 100 percent tariff on […]