First draft of climate pact lands at COP30
COP30 hosts Brazil on Tuesday produced a first draft of an agreement between nations at the UN climate talks after negotiations on the sticking points stretched late into the night.
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Climate protesters rally at COP30 halfway mark
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN鈥檚 COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.
Indigenous protest blocks entrance to UN climate summit
Dozens of Indigenous protesters, some holding babies, peacefully blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday to demand a meeting with president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discuss their plight in the Amazon.
US announces new military operation in Latin America
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday a military operation to 鈥榬emove narco-terrorists,鈥� amid growing concerns聽that a US naval build-up in Latin American waters could presage land strikes and a wider conflict.
World鈥檚 fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: study
Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially 鈥榠mpossible鈥�.
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military build-up Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own 鈥榤assive鈥� deployment...
Venezuela announces big military deployment to counter US presence
Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the US naval presence off its coast...
Bolivia鈥檚 new president takes over, inherits economic mess
Rodrigo Paz, a pro-business conservative, took office Saturday as Bolivia鈥檚 president, ending nearly 20 years of socialist rule and inheriting acute economic woes...
Tornado kills six as it wrecks southern Brazil town
A tornado killed at least six people and injured around 750 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authorities said Saturday...
Earth cannot 鈥榮ustain鈥� intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazil鈥檚 president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Earth can no longer sustain humanity鈥檚 dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy.
World leaders launch fund to save forests
World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world鈥檚 forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees.
