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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask 'difficult questions' in Dubai
BERLIN (AP) — Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the U.N.'s top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use. Diplomats began...
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda
The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run in and by...
UAE defends Big Oil's role at UN climate summit it will host
BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table. ...
UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Sudan and path to renewed democratic transition talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called Friday for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan to be followed by a permanent halt to hostilities and fresh efforts to reach a lasting democratic political settlement in the conflict-wracked country. The U.N.’s most powerful body...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 28 The Washington Post on the debt limit Finally, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have reached a deal to avert an embarrassing — and potentially...
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020. Dubbed the...
UAE releases Lebanese detainees after death in custody raised allegations of mistreatment
BEIRUT (AP) — A group of Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released, Lebanon’s foreign ministry said Saturday. Lebanon’s ambassador to the UAE notified the ministry of the release of 10 Lebanese detainees who had been arrested there about two...
Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards. The 23rd edition of the “Bollywood...
Emirati leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu, Herzog, to join COP28 climate conference in Dubai
JERUSALEM (AP) — Emirati leaders extended a long-sought invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the U.N climate conference, known as COP28, in November. The United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Sheikh...
Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause unknown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city's Al Moazaz...
