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After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wraps up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may n...

An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world’s largest aquaculture companies for violations of the Clean Water Act in Maine

fossil fuel deals, a group of prominent scientists, advocates, and policy leaders — including former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, former head of the UN climate change body Christiana Figueres, and former Ireland President Mary Robinson — have called for an urgent overhaul of the UN climate process. They argue that it needs «a shift from negotiation to implementation». «28 COPs have delivered us with the policy framework to achieve this. However, its current structure cannot deliver change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity. This is what compels our call for a fundamental overhaul of the COP,» they said in an open letter to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and executive secretary of UN climate change secretariat Simon Stiell. Calling for "COP reform", they said the shift is needed to enable the COP to deliver on agreed commitments and ensure urgent energy transition and phase-out of fossil energy.

Rahul Gandhi compared Prime Minister to US President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying both have 'memory' challenges. «My sister was telling me that she heard Modi ji's speech where he has been speaking the same thing that we have been speaking all along. I don't know, maybe he has memory loss. Like the former US President of America (Biden) used to say something here and there. He had to be reminded from behind that you should not be speaking this, you need to be speaking this,» said Gandhi. He added, " There the Ukraine President had come (to visit Biden in the US) and the US President spoke of the Russian President Putin had come, then people from behind had to tell him that it was the Ukraine President who had arrived, he (Biden) had a memory loss. Similarly our Prime Minister is suffering from memory loss. I don't know he might even come and claim that the state government is giving you Rs 7,000 per quintal on Soybean," said Rahul Gandhi while addressing a campaign rally in Amravati.

Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump's 27-year-old pick for White House press secretary, has had a meteoric rise since getting her break as a student assistant for Fox News during his 2016 campaign for the White House. After serving as an assistant press secretary during Trump's first stint as president, she is set to return as the youngest person ever in the high-pressure top press job. Leavitt «is smart, tough and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People,» Trump said in a statement announcing her appointment.

BJP President Chandrakant Raghunath Patil was over in July this year, BJP in the state will have to wait till the party elects a national president before it can get a new one for itself. 69 year old Patil had in July itself appealed to get relieved of his political responsibility in the wake of his induction in the union cabinet as the minister of water resources but given his track record of scripting the record win of 156 assembly seats among 182 in 2022 polls, Patil's shoes were hard to fill in the state.

Balwinder S Bhunder has convened an emergency meeting of the Working Committee of the party on November 18 to consider Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation from the party's President post. SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said that the Working Committee meeting will also discuss the party's next course of action, including the conduct of elections for the new President. The November 18 meeting will be held at the party's headquarters here, said SAD in a press release. On Saturday, Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the party's Working Committee to pave the way for the election of the new President of the SAD.

NASA return to the Moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away? President-elect Donald Trump's second term, alongside SpaceX CEO and new consigliere Elon Musk, could mark a Big Bang for the US space program, as per a report. The brash billionaire duo share a knack for disruption and a hunger for making history — qualities tailor-made for space exploration, AFP reported. In short, «it's going to be a wild ride,» said George Nield, president of Commercial Space Technologies, a consultancy group for the private space industry. «People are tightening their seat belts and hoping for the best.»

Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO has pretty recently endorsed a controversial proposal to allow US Presidents to exert control over the Federal Reserve which in recent days is led by Jerome Powell, reported Business Insider. This endorsement actually aligns with US President- elect Donald Trump's ongoing interest in reshaping the Fed's role, as he has already and previously criticized Jerome Powell while suggesting that he should certainly have a say in monetary policy decisions. According to Business Insider, the support of Elon Musk surfaced after he responded positively to a tweet from Senator Mike Lee advocating for the end of the Fed's independence while using the hashtag ‘#EndtheFed’ and a ‘100’ emoji to signal his eventual agreement. Also Read: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul on Netflix: How to re-watch, watch highlights?

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has reaffirmed his commitment to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, expressing confidence that it will be achieved. «How many days have passed since the new government was formed? How many weeks? Will the statehood come from the sky? I have no doubt that we will get the statehood,» Abdullah told reporters. The state was bifurcated into two Union Territories following the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Political parties in the state have been demanding early restoration of statehood.

Russia is solely responsible for preventing a fair settlement to end the war in Ukraine, the G7 said on Saturday, in a statement marking 1,000 days of the Russian invasion. «Russia remains the sole obstacle to just and lasting peace,» the Group of Seven industrialised nations, of which Italy holds the rotating presidency, said in a statement. The G7, which also comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United States, confirmed «its commitment to imposing severe costs on Russia through sanctions, export controls and other effective measures».

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said Friday the US central bank needs to keep a close watch on technological developments in the financial system. «We must all be attuned to the very real risks and challenges» resulting from technical innovations, Collins said in the text of a speech for an event at her bank. «The optimist sees potential for a virtuous cycle, with the financial system benefiting from technological advances enabled by innovations, and adapting to changes in the economy — while a more efficient financial system, in turn, can boost economic growth,» she said.

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would like to end the war with Russia next year through «diplomatic means». He spoke a day afer saying he expected the conflict to end sooner than it would otherwise have done, once Donald Trump takes office in the United States next year. «For our part, we must do everything we can to ensure that this war ends next year. We have to end it by diplomatic means,» Zelensky said in an interview with Ukrainian radio. «And this, I think, is very important.»

Election Commission of India on Saturday has sent separate letters to BJP President JP Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, asked each one to comment on the complaint of the other. The Commission exchanged the complaints between the two parties while seeking their formal responses by 1 pm on Monday. The ECI reminded the party leaders of an earlier advisory to them dated May 22, 2024 during Lok Sabha Elections, which asked them to keep a check on star campaigners and leaders so that public decorum is not flouted and MCC is followed in letter and spirit during election campaign.

COP officials facilitating discussions about fossil fuel deals, a group of prominent scientists, advocates and policy leaders including Ban Ki-Moon, former secretary-general of the United nations, Christiana Figueres, former chief of the UN climate change body, and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, have called for urgent overhaul of the UN climate process saying it needs “a shift from negotiation to implementation” as the existing approach is no longer fit for purpose. “28 COPs have delivered us with the policy framework to achieve this. However, its current structure simply cannot deliver the change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity. This is what compels our call for a fundamental overhaul of the COP,” they said in an open letter to UN secretary-general António Guterres and executive secretary of the UN climate change secretariat, Simon Stiell. They, while calling for “COP reform”, said the shift is needed to enable the COP to deliver on agreed commitments and ensure the urgent energy transition and phase-out of fossil energy.

Zelenskiy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy. In a radio interview aired on Saturday, Zelenskiy conceded that the battlefield situation in eastern Ukraine was difficult and Russia was making advances. He said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was not interested in agreeing to a peace deal. Zelenskiy said U.S. legislation prevented him from meeting President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration next January. The Ukrainian leader said he would only talk with Trump himself rather than any emissary or advisor.

In his departure statement ahead of his visit, PM Modi stated that he would be first visiting Nigeria at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a focus on reinforcing the strategic partnership between the two nations. The Prime Minister will also be meeting with the Indian community in Nigeria during his visit. He will be there in the African nation from November 16 to 17. «At the invitation of H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this will be my first visit to Nigeria, which is our close partner in the West African region. My visit will be an opportunity to build upon our Strategic Partnership that is based on shared belief in democracy and pluralism. I am also eagerly looking forward to meeting the Indian community and friends from Nigeria who have sent me warm welcome messages in Hindi,» the statement read.

Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump's pledges to expand oil production

India is emerging as one of the least affected markets in the region when it comes to former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, highlighted a report by global brokerage firm CLSA. The report stated that this resilience is attributed to India's relatively low trade exposure to the U.S., manageable corporate leverage, and declining levels of foreign equity ownership. While other markets might face greater vulnerabilities, India remains better positioned to weather such challenges. «India appears as among the least exposed of regional markets to Trump's adverse trade policy. Moreover, so long as energy prices remain stable, India may offer a relative oasis of FX stability in an era of a strengthening US dollar» it said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—In naming a set of unconventional nominees to run federal departments, Donald Trump this week also took steps to push for a broader goal: realigning the balance of power among Washington’s major institutions so that more authority flows from the White House.