As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced “amazement” Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations.A day after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest version of the scheme, the UN refugee agency meanwhile reiterated its …

UN criticism of UK Rwanda plan incomprehensible: ministerWed, 13 Dec 2023 17:30:25 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s president on Wednesday sought to ease “tensions” between rival members of the Zulu royal family after a court ruled that the state’s recognition of King Misuzulu Zulu was “unlawful”.President Cyril Ramaphosa will appeal Monday’s Pretoria high court ruling that his move to recognise Misuzulu Zulu at an elaborate ceremony in October 2022 was …

S. Africa president warns against Zulu ‘tensions’ after royal rulingWed, 13 Dec 2023 15:40:20 GMT Read More »

The world for the first time on Wednesday approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels as UN negotiations in Dubai tackled the top culprit behind climate change, but at-risk countries said far more action was needed.After 13 days of talks and several sleepless nights in a country built on oil wealth, the Emirati …

Dubai deal hailed as ‘beginning of end’ for fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 15:20:03 GMT Read More »

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed.After 13 days of talks and several sleepless nights in a country built on oil …

Dubai climate summit adopts world-first ‘transition’ from fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 09:29:39 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s president and Zulu monarch have been stunned by a court ruling that the state’s recognition of King Misuzulu Zulu was “unlawful” in a move that risks reopening old succession wounds.Experts are divided on the impact of Monday’s ruling on Misuzulu Zulu but say it shows that South Africa has not yet learned how …

Zulu nation faces uncertainty after ‘unlawful’ king rulingWed, 13 Dec 2023 07:45:45 GMT Read More »

A draft UN climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.Following all-night negotiations, the text proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai would, if …

UN summit compromise calls for shift away from fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 05:28:48 GMT Read More »

A draft UN climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.Following all-night negotiations, the text proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai would, if …

UN draft deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 03:55:20 GMT Read More »

UN climate talks went deep into overtime Wednesday with another night of negotiations aimed at breaking a deadlock between nations pushing for a historic phase-out of fossil fuels and Saudi-led oil producers.The 13-day COP28 conference in Dubai, a glitzy metropolis built on petrodollars, has debated a first-ever global exit from fossil fuels, the main culprits …

Climate negotiators eye fossil fuel compromise in marathon talksTue, 12 Dec 2023 22:16:34 GMT Read More »

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday faced down rebels in his ruling Conservative party by winning a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda.Sunak, in power for just over a year, has staked his political future on cutting record levels of regular and irregular migration, and the issue is …

UK PM Sunak wins leadership test over Rwanda plan… for nowTue, 12 Dec 2023 20:17:21 GMT Read More »

Negotiators awaited a new draft deal on the fate of fossil fuels as UN climate talks went into overtime in Dubai on Tuesday after nations pushing for a phase-out clashed with Saudi-led oil producers.The 13-day UN COP28 conference in the glitzy metropolis built on petrodollars has debated a historic first-ever global exit from fossil fuels, …

Climate negotiators eye compromise on fossil fuel exitTue, 12 Dec 2023 18:04:36 GMT Read More »