Why Japan should help pay for Indonesia’s coal exit
In the global race to decarbonize, Indonesia sits at a crossroads. It is one of the world’s largest coal producers and consumers, and its economic geography tells a stark story:...
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‘Big shout-out’ to China’s environmental leadership from UN agency head
The United Nations very much relied on China for its environmental protection role, including its major funding for biodiversity conservation in the Global South, the organisation’s environment chief said on...
Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image
Joe Elias contacted BBC Verify following reports that his village was among several destroyed by Israeli forces. Source link
Days before King Charles's state visit, Trump says it could...
US President Donald Trump said the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which begins on Monday, could help repair relations with the United Kingdom, strained by weeks...
Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive:...
Brazil beckoned: China now has stock and bond ‘connect’ schemes...
China has launched a bond-market-connect scheme with Brazil, Chinese media outlets reported this week, marking the first such link among emerging markets. Schemes such as this one, often dubbed “connects”...
Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to...
Iran’s chief negotiator says “violations” by the US and Israel make it impossible to open the strait. Source link
South African police chief suspended over $20m health contract
Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime. Source link
Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without...
US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday without setting a deadline, hours before his own two-week truce was set to expire without a deal. The decision...
Bangladesh’s fuel crunch is largely the government’s fault
Bangladesh’s current fuel crisis is being described by parts of the government as a problem of panic buying or syndicates. Those factors exist. But they are secondary. The core of...
