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  Washington (AFP) April 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has abolished the office that runs US climate diplomacy, potentially meaning the world's largest economy will be a no-show at November's COP30 summit in Brazil. The State Department confirmed Friday that its Office of Global Change, which was in charge of representing the United States in UN climate diplomacy, was being closed. "We will not participate in international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect our country's values," a State Department ... read more |
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China says US deep-sea mining plan 'violates international law'Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2025 A US push to approve deep-sea mining in domestic and international waters "violates international law", China warned on Friday, after a White House order to ramp up permits. ... more 
India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we knowSrinagar, India (AFP) April 26, 2025 India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to stop water flows would be considered an "act of war". ... more 
Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EUParis (AFP) April 25, 2025 Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP. ... more  
Hundreds of buildings damaged, dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quakeEcuador (AFP) April 26, 2025 A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday. ... more |
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Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes changePu'Er, China (AFP) April 27, 2025 At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown beans into steaming cups of coffee, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink. ... more |
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Nepal marks 10 years since devastating 2015 quake Kathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless. ... more  
Four dead, 13 injured in Algeria landslideAlgiers (AFP) April 27, 2025 Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. ... more  
Junta chief wins 94.85% in Gabon vote landslide: final resultsLibreville (AFP) April 25, 2025 Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema won 94.85 percent of the vote, according to final results released on Friday, confirming the junta chief's landslide election as the central African country's president. ... more
Nepal's long road to quake resilienceKathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 A decade has passed since a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, but in Ram Bahadur Nakarmi's home the damage is still visible - and so is the fear another might strike. ... more |
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Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield Najaf, Iraq (AFP) April 25, 2025 Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar 'slash and burn' festivalPekon, Myanmar (AFP) April 25, 2025 A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene. ... more  
'Blood and kin': Mongolians reflect on Pope Francis's legacyUlaanbaatar (AFP) April 25, 2025 Mongolia's microscopic Catholic community expressed sorrow and gratitude this week after the death of Pope Francis, remembering the pontiff's recent visit as a historic and deeply personal gesture of inclusion for one of the world's most remote populations of the faith. ... more  
Teen charged as New Jersey blaze scorches 15,000 acresNew York (AFP) April 24, 2025 Authorities charged a teenager with aggravated arson, prosecutors said Thursday, after a forest fire scorched 15,000 acres of land in New Jersey, in the northeastern United States, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. ... more 
China and Kenya pledge to upgrade ties, oppose tariffsBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2025 China and Kenya agreed on Thursday to boost ties to a new level and oppose trade barriers, following talks between President Xi Jinping and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Beijing. ... more |
Philippine security agency says signs of China election interferenceManila (AFP) April 24, 2025 The Philippines' National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday there are indications China is conducting a "state-sponsored" campaign to interfere in next month's mid-term elections. ... more  
Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptionsBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2025 Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up-with a little help from ... more 
Philippine typhoon victims remember day Pope Francis brought hopeTacloban, Philippines (AFP) April 24, 2025 Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered town of Tacloban. ... more  
India and Pakistan: A history of division and warNew Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2025 Nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan have long accused each other of backing forces to destabilise them, especially in the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir that each controls parts of. ... more |
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Chinese Catholics mourn Pope Francis, mull Church's futureBaoding, China (AFP) April 24, 2025 In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for their weekly meeting, the day after Pope Francis died aged 88. ... more
Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coastIstanbul (AFP) April 23, 2025 Hours after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey's biggest city, sending panicked residents racing onto the streets, Istanbul remained on edge late Wednesday as a string of aftershocks continued to rattle nerves. ... more
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up missionM'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco (AFP) April 24, 2025 It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that does not mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment - the rubbish humanity discards. ... more  
Cannes film festival says to 'honour' slain Gaza photojournalistParis (AFP) April 23, 2025 The Cannes film festival said Wednesday that the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at the event next month would honour her work after the "horror" of her death in an Israeli air strike last week. ... more |
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Trump admin cuts 'mean more dirty air': advocacy groupWashington (AFP) April 23, 2025 The Trump administration's planned drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "mean more dirty air" across the United States, an advocacy group warned Wednesday. ... more |
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Thailand to test disaster alerts after quake criticismBangkok (AFP) April 23, 2025 Thailand will conduct tests of a cellphone disaster alert system, senior officials said on Wednesday, after criticism that no alarm was sent after last month's deadly Myanmar earthquake caused damage in Bangkok. ... more 
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsensParis (AFP) April 23, 2025 An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday. ... more 
Still reeling a year on, Brazil's Porto Alegre fears next floodPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) April 23, 2025 Armed with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly 200 people and displaced half a million in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. ... more
Uganda army chief in talks with DR Congo militiaKampala (AFP) April 22, 2025 Uganda's army chief met Tuesday near Kampala with leaders of a militia from northeastern DR Congo following deadly clashes last month, the military said. ... more |
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