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France: 3 suspects in Elysee Palace silverware theft to stand trial
France’s presidential silverware keeper and two other men are suspected of stealing thousands of euros’ worth of porcelain and other tableware from the president’s official residence.
Mercosur summit: Lula, Milei clash over US-Venezuela tensions
Speaking at a Mercosur summit, Lula warned that a US invasion of Venezuela could spark a humanitarian crisis. The Brazilian leader also called on the EU to show "courage" and conclude a deal with the South American bloc.
German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space
German engineer Michaela Benthaus, who has paraplegia, traveled to space with Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin.
How Georgian creatives are fighting for their freedom
Artists in Georgia are weary but defiant as they face arbitrary arrests, tough new laws and financial hardship from the country’s repressive government.
Pakistan sentences ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison
Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were found guilty of corruption in relation to selling state gifts. The ruling is the latest legal setback for the former prime minister, who has been jailed since 2023.
Sudan: Humanitarian situation is ‘worst crisis’ of 2025
Despite ongoing fighting and horrific human rights violations, global attention on the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crises remains low. The situation in Kordofan is worsening.
Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya
The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative for the country said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
Recent COP hosts Brazil and Azerbaijan linked to “super-emitting” methane plumes
As countries come under growing pressure to tackle planet-heating methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, oil and gas producers in COP host nations Brazil and Azerbaijan are struggling to prevent large leaks of methane, data shared with Climate Home News shows. Satellite observations detected “super-emitting” methane plumes in the two countries this year that […]
“House of cards”: Verra used junk carbon credits to fix Shell’s offsetting scandal
Verra has used nearly a million “hot air” carbon credits to compensate for bogus offsets generated by rice-paddy projects backed by energy giant Shell in China, Climate Home News can reveal. In a case described as “shocking” and “deeply alarming” by experts, the leading carbon registry replaced 960,000 credits issued for rice-field methane reduction activities […]
Indonesia and Vietnam set for surge in coal use this decade despite transition deals
Despite multi-billion-dollar energy transition deals agreed with wealthy nations and development banks in 2022, coal use in Indonesia and Vietnam will continue to grow until at least 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts. In its annual coal report, the Paris-based agency estimates that coal use will rise 4.5% a year between 2025 and 2030 […]
