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Nov 13, 2025 - World

The International Energy Agency, once known for an anti-renewables bias, now says a more ambitious transition will lower pricesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereJust as the Liberal party walked away from a firm net zero emissions target, the International Energy Agency report told the world that a more ambitious clean energy transition means lower household power bills.The timing is exquisite. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2025 - World

Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heatingActivists protested outside the Cop30 venue early on Thursday to demand greater flows of money to help developing countries’ efforts towards climate adaptation.“Scaling adaptation finance in vulnerable regions requires urgent delivery of public, grant-based finance, not loans, speculative instruments, or market mechanisms,” said a statement by Demand Climate Justice, which organised the protest.We are counting bodies in the thousands. Homes and lives taken year after year by intensifying super typhoons which are getting worse with each year due to climate change impacts. Adaptation is not just a framework for us – it’s life or death. And we need Adaptation Finance in the trillions NOW!” Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2025 - World

Risk of flooding in parts of England and Wales as storm that has battered Canary Islands makes landFlooding could hit parts of the UK on Friday as forecasters issued an amber warning for rain.Storm Claudia, which was named by the Spanish meteorological service, will bring heavy downpours and strong winds for much of the country. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2025 - World

Billionaire populist Andrej Babiš insists he will meet legal obligations before taking office but does not explain howAndrej Babiš, the self-proclaimed “Trumpist” billionaire who won last month’s Czech election, has refused to sell his huge business empire, but insisted he will resolve a conflict of interest that threatens to bar him from becoming prime minister.Babiš, whose ANO party finished a comfortable first in the October vote but failed to secure a majority in parliament, said in a social media post on Thursday he would not sell his Agrofert farming, food processing and chemicals conglomerate. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2025 - World

President Donald Trump is planning a dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported on Thursday."Invitations have been going out for a Nov. 18 dinner PRESIDENT TRUMP is throwing for Saudi Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN in D.C.," Sherman posted on X. "Not a state dinner because he's not officially the head of state. But a formal dinner with a lot of pomp. Some members of Congress, members of admin and biz leaders all invited."Trump has long sought to cultivate a strong relationship with the Saudi crown prince, who has postured himself as a moderate reformer of his country but has been accused by human rights observers of suppressing dissent and consolidating absolute power.The issue came to a head during Trump's first term, when Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident critic of the regime, was reportedly murdered on the Saudi prince's orders at an embassy in Turkey.Legendary Watergate reporter Bob Woodward has alleged in his writings that Trump bragged about helping the Saudi royals cover up this killing.