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Hawaii agrees to ‘groundbreaking’ settlement of youth climate change case

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation

IMF approves over $900 million to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The IMF said on Thursday its executive board approved funding for Tanzania of $786.2 million to help tackle climate change while also completing a separate

Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says

LONDON (Reuters) - The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% last year,

Strike at Brazil environmental agency impacts Petrobras’ Equatorial Margin drilling request

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The ongoing strike at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is impacting the analysis of Petrobras' request to drill a well in the Equatorial Margin, an

Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine’s war-torn Kharkiv to Spain’s Valencia

MADRID (Reuters) - Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,

Egypt forms crisis unit on haj deaths as toll rises

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security

Alberto weakens to tropical depression over northern Mexico, 3 children dead

(Reuters) -Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression as it moves inland over northeastern Mexico, bringing more heavy rains and

Explainer-How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

By Alison Withers and Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Climate change is driving dangerous heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere this week and will continue to deliver dangerous weather for decades to

Denmark awards first licenses to explore CO2 storage options on land

OSLO (Reuters) - Denmark has awarded the first three licenses to investigate large-scale storage of carbon dioxide in geological formations on land, the Danish Energy Agency said on Thursday. In

United States asks EU to delay deforestation law, letter shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States has asked the European Union to delay its upcoming ban on imports of soy, wood and other commodities linked to deforestation, a letter seen by

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China is worried about US–Philippines military exercises. It’s too close for comfort

Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'

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.