- French President Emmanuel Macron repeated his frustration with US subsidies, saying they were hurting European companies by providing an unfair...
Macron said that US industrial subsidies, which are part of Biden's huge green energy initiatives, are "super aggressive" towards European business.
While Washington and Paris were "working closely together" on geopolitics and opposing Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, trade tensions remained, Macron said.
- RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Carbon credits could make a significant contribution to achieving net zero by 2050, but only if...
Trade in voluntary carbon credits could grow 100-fold by 2050 if teething problems are addressed.
A carbon credit allows a country or organization to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions and it can be traded if the full allowance is not used.
- GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Natural catastrophes have caused an estimated US$115 billion of insured losses in 2022 to date, driven by...
Swiss Re added that so-called secondary natural disasters such as floods and hailstorms caused more than $50 billion of insured losses.
Total insured losses topping $100 billion for a second consecutive year, said Swiss Re.
- The world must increase financing for nature-based solutions to meet key climate, biodiversity and land degradation goals, a United Nations...
The UNEP report said that investments for nature-based solutions must increase to US$384 billion per year by 2025.
By 2030 finance flows of $484 billion a year will be required for nature-based solutions.
- Reports said that the UAE’s discussions with the Indian government to procure BrahMos are already in advanced stages.
Reports said that the UAE’s discussions with the Indian government to procure BrahMos are already in advanced stages
The discussions with Saudi Arabia which got delayed due to Covid19 pandemic, too are reported to be in advanced stages
- The agreement was signed in presence of Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade...
The agreement was signed in presence of Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism María Reyes Maroto
Navantia "would localize up to 100 percent of naval shipbuilding, integration of combat systems, and ship maintenance
- The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said Hashimi had been killed in an operation carried out by rebels of the...
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: "We welcome the announcement that another leader from ISIS is no longer walking in the face of the Earth”
The IS spokesman did not provide details of new leader, but said he was a "veteran" fighter and called on all groups loyal to IS to pledge their allegiance to its fourth leader
- Taking offense at France's unanimous vote by lawmakers earlier this week, condemning infringement of liberties and women's rights, Iran's foreign...
During the debate in the French parliament, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna condemned "the Iranian regime's massive use of arbitrary detention"
French ambassador Nicolas Roche heard Iran's "strong protest against the baseless accusations" and "unacceptable interventions"
- Washington, United States— The US government on Tuesday announced the approval of a $1 billion sale of FS-LIDS counter-drone systems and...
The announcement on the sale of the systems comes after repeated drone attacks claimed by Tehran-backed Houthi rebels elsewhere in the Gulf region
The State Department approved the possible sale, and the DSCA on Tuesday provided the required notification to Congress, which still needs to sign off on the transaction
- Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, and a suspected car-ramming attacker was...
Two brothers were killed by Israeli fire in Kafr Ein, near Ramallah, while a third man died of bullet wounds to the head
The Israeli army said it had opened fire on "rioters" who "hurled rocks and improvised explosive devices at the soldiers"





















