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Graphic showing reduction in methane emissions from fossil fuels over time given existing policies and pledges, according to IEA's Global Methane Tracker 2024

Methane Emissions From Energy Sector Rose In 2023: IEA

Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
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A Jordanian military aircraft drops humanitarian aid over Rafah

US Eyes Israel-Hamas Ceasefire By Next Week

A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that could include the exchange of dozens of hostages held in Gaza for several hundred Palestinian detainees.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his first trip to Brazil since becoming the top US diplomat over three years ago

Gaza, Ukraine Loom Large As G20 Foreign Ministers Meet

Foreign ministers of the G20 group of nations open a two-day meeting Wednesday in Brazil, with a bleak outlook for progress on a thorny agenda of conflicts and crises, from the Gaza and Ukraine wars to growing polarization.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2024

Blinken Arrives In Brazil After Lula's Israel Denunciation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Brazil on Tuesday for his first trip to the South American nation, arriving amid a diplomatic spat after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enraged Washington ally Israel by comparing its Gaza campaign to the Holocaust.
European farmers are angry over a litany of issues, which boil down to them feeling they cannot earn a decent income

EU Walks Farming Minefield With New Climate Goals

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions -- but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.
Athletes push themselves to the limit, as seen here at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were the hottest on record

Heatwave Risk Hovers Over Paris Olympics

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers.
UK exports to the EU have been checked at entry ports since the country left the single market and customs in 2021

New Post-Brexit Customs Checks Spark UK Border Worries

The UK will finally roll out post-Brexit border checks Wednesday on food, plant and animal products imported from the European Union, fanning fears of more price hikes, empty shelves and even Valentine's Day flower shortages.

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