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Climate activists arrested after protest at Citi’s New York headquarters

By Makailah Gause and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Dozens of climate activists were arrested after protesting at Citigroup's headquarters in New York on Friday as part of what they called a "Summer of

Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

By Marc Jones and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced

Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for’nature’ swap

By Marc Jones and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced

More finance, policy ambition demanded at London climate week

By Susanna Twidale, Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The world's climate goal is hanging by a thread and countries need to dig deeper to provide the finance and set the policies

Olympics-Seine water pollution levels still well above limits one month before Games

PARIS (Reuters) - Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine were still much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed on Friday, one month before the Olympics in which the capital's landmark

US protects Alaska lands important to tribes’ hunting, fishing

(Reuters) - Large areas of federal land in Alaska will be protected from development to conserve fish and wildlife habitats that are important to native communities' way of life, under two measures

Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off Peru, tsunami warning issued

(Reuters) -A magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast of Peru on Friday, the National Emergency Operations Center of Peru said. There were no immediate damage reports from the authorities. GFZ earlier

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Peru, tsunami warning issued

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of Peru on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. GFZ

US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns

(Reuters) - A group of U.S. farm state senators is pushing for a regulatory crackdown on surging imports of used cooking oil from China and elsewhere amid concerns some of the shipments could be

Giant animal puppets launch 20,000-km trip to raise climate awareness

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Life-sized lion and antelope puppets took their first steps at the London launch of a new public art project that will see them embarking on a 20,000-kilometre (

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.