Author: tut0ugh
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World leaders have announced new targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations summit in New York. The pledges, made by 120 countries and the European Union, include a commitment from China—the world’s largest emitter—to reduce emissions by 7–10% from peak levels by 2035. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to act “much…
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The Swedish island of Gotland is seen as central to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish military officers. Joint exercises this week, Operation Gotland Sentry, are testing NATO’s readiness against a potential Russian threat. • Quartermaster Oscar Hannus of the Swedish Navy described the island as “a huge aircraft carrier in…
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President Xi Jinping has announced that China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, will reduce emissions by 7–10% by 2035, with the goal of “striving to do better.” The pledge, delivered in a video statement to the UN in New York, marks China’s first absolute reduction target. China will expand wind and solar power sixfold…
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a 25-year-old US trade programme, is set to expire next week unless renewed by Congress. The scheme grants duty-free access to US markets for 32 African nations, supporting industries from textiles to automotive. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), warned that ending AGOA would…
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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it “a tool of neocolonial repression.” In a statement issued on Monday (Sep. 22), the military-led governments said the ICC had failed to deliver justice on war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and genocide. The move…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the 80th UN General Assembly on Wednesday (Sep. 24), warning that the world faces “the most destructive arms race in history.” Source: AP News
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Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025, made landfall in Yangjiang, southern China, on Wednesday (Sep. 24), after killing 17 people in Taiwan and bringing Hong Kong to a standstill. The storm is now moving towards Maoming, a major oil refining hub in Guangdong province. Impact:• Over 2 million people evacuated in Guangdong.• Storm…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday (Sep. 24), blaming the United States and Israel for undermining peace efforts and calling for renewed diplomacy ahead of the imminent reinstatement of sanctions. • Pezeshkian’s speech is his first at a global forum since the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict in June, which saw the…
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Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has formally conceded defeat in the 2025 presidential election to Peter Mutharika, who previously led the country from 2014 to 2020. In a public address, Chakwera, 70, said: “It is only right that I concede defeat out of respect for your will as citizens and out of respect for the constitution.…
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Lithuania’s Defence Ministry has opened the first of nine planned schools to train both children and adults in drone use, assembly, and programming. The initiative, based in Tauragė, just 20 km from Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, reflects growing security concerns in the region. Deputy Defence Minister Tomas Godliauskas said the programme aims to strengthen national defence…
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