Protests erupt in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal with Russia
A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday as hundreds ...
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News Digest: Foreign Media on Kazakhstan’s Participation in COP29, Kazakh-EU Diplomatic Ties and More
ASTANA – The Astana Times has curated articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media ...
At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
At the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, wars are top of mind for some leaders and activists who have ...
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NDCs 3.0 and beyond: Reflecting national needs and priorities in climate action
Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP, emphasizes that nations must act urgently to prevent surpassing 1.5°C warming. Revised NDCs ...
Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?
This week, nations are hashing out new goals for climate finance at the COP29 talks. Loss and damage is finally on the agenda ...
COP Truce: A call for global unity to address climate and conflict
The world is invited to stand together in Baku and respect the COP Truce as a symbol of shared responsibility, resilience, ...
Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially ...
UN Climate Talks Begin With Nations Detailing Extreme Weather
Amid the United Nations' annual climate summit on Wednesday, nations from across the globe detailed extreme weather they face ...
U.S., Finland and Canada agree to icebreaker collaboration pact
Political leaders in the United States, Finland and Canada announced Wednesday that the three nations will build world-class ...
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Big and small nations bear witness to climate change at annual UN conference
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
Test rugby must get on the road – World Rugby candidate Robinson
Major Test nations need to play more matches overseas to help the game bring in more fans and money says World Rugby chair candidate Brett Robinson.
Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience to represent the U.S. at the ...