At UN climate talks, developing countries blast lack of detail on funding for energy transition
Europe • Nov 21, 2024, 1:00 PM
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The draft text for the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, left out how much wealthy nations will pay poorer countries to help them to reduce greenhouse gasses and cope with climate change. The developing world says it needs the $1.3 trillion in climate finance, far more than negotiators say richer nations have been prepared to give.
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Putin says Moscow 'has right' to hit states whose weapons Ukraine uses to strike Russia
Europe • 5:26 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised message Thursday that Moscow has the right to strike the military targets of countries who have supplied weapons to Ukraine to hit Russia. Putin's statements came after Russia launched a new intermedia
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Reporters Without Borders on debunking Russian propaganda and fake news
Europe • 1:49 PM
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In the words of Antoine Bernard, disinformation is "the kingdom of confusion". The director of advocacy and assistance at Reporters Without Borders (RSF) spoke to FRANCE 24 about the organisation's project to fight fake news and analyse the geopolitics o
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At UN climate talks, developing countries blast lack of detail on funding for energy transition
Europe • 1:00 PM
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The draft text for the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, left out how much wealthy nations will pay poorer countries to help them to reduce greenhouse gasses and cope with climate change. The developing world says it needs the $1.3 trillion in c
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Russia hit Ukraine with medium-range missile, not ICBM, US officials say
Europe • 10:31 AM
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Ukraine's air force said on Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which are designed to deliver nuclear warheads, at targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. But US officials said the strike seemed to have been carri
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US says supplying Ukraine with antipersonnel mines will help slow Russian troops
Europe • 7:12 AM
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine was needed to "help slow down" the advance of Russian ground troops. The announcement comes two months before Donald Trump replaces Joe Biden in th
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Western allies close embassies as Kyiv issues raid alert
Europe • 2:29 AM
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One day after Ukraine for the first time launched US-made missiles deep into Russian territory, air raid sirens rippled across Kyiv in response to online indications that Russia might be preparing a missile and drone attack on the capital.
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