In a big positive on the opening day of the climate change conference, negotiators agreed to discuss the creation of an international mechanism for compensating poor countries that suffer largescale damages due to climate disasters. The issue of loss and damage, as it is referred to in the climate negotiations, was included in the formal … Read more
Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in four occupied regions and given security forces sweeping powers in a sign the Russian president is struggling to regain the military initiative nearly eight months into the invasion of Ukraine. The move, which includes broad restrictions on travel including vehicle checks and “economic mobilisation” in much of western … Read more
President Putin also didn’t provide details of the extra powers the heads of Russian regions will have under his decree President Putin also didn’t provide details of the extra powers the heads of Russian regions will have under his decree Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law on October 19 in the four regions of … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow last month claimed as its own territory. In televised remarks to members of his Security Council, Putin also instructed the government to set up a special coordinating council under Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to work … Read more
Rising temperatures are driving humanitarian catastrophes around the globe, a new report claims Scorching heatwaves fueled by climate change could leave some areas of the world virtually uninhabitable over the coming decades, the United Nations said in a new report, warning that extreme weather could push poorer nations to the brink of disaster. Published jointly by … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally annexed four regions of Ukraine. Ukraine responded by submitting an application to quickly ascend into NATO. The moves are an escalation in the conflict. Source link
Vladimir Putin annexed four regions of south-eastern Ukraine and vowed Russia would use “all the means at our disposal” to defend them, in a further escalation of his war against Kyiv. The Russian president spoke as Ukrainian troops pushed further east in north-east Donetsk, one of the provinces Moscow plans to annex, coming close to … Read more
Ukraine, U.S. and U.N. say exercise has no legal value; annexation, nuclear threat take war into new phase Ukraine, U.S. and U.N. say exercise has no legal value; annexation, nuclear threat take war into new phase Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his … Read more
Russia has pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets and suicide drones ahead of celebrations to mark the folding of more seized Ukrainian territory into Russia itself Russia has pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets and suicide drones ahead of celebrations to mark the folding of more seized Ukrainian territory into Russia itself Russia pounded Ukrainian … Read more
