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The Labour government has promised to lead the world on climate change, but its renewed focus on defense has thrown those plans into uncertainty.

COP16 talks in Rome yielded agreement on funding nature restoration in poorer countries — but some details remain vague.

Europe has significant leverage after being left out of key talks on ending the war in Ukraine, but will it use it?

Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg.

But Donohoe acknowledged that it is “inevitable that in the years ahead, Europe will have to increase its defense expenditure.”

Navi Pillay, head of U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, also said she would support a charge of apartheid against Israel at the ICC.

“South Africa is doing very bad things,” rants U.S. foreign policy chief.

Cyril Ramaphosa defends measures that allow the state to seize land without compensation, after the U.S. president accused South Africa of treating “certain classes of people VERY BADLY.”

The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.

Israel’s foreign minister denounced Ireland for “extreme anti-Israel policies” in a move that follows Dublin’s recognition of Palestinian statehood and its accusations of genocide in Gaza.

Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback, but admits Europe can’t go it alone.

Trump also said in his post that the countries “can go find another “sucker!” There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America.”

“We feel as though we are left with nothing,” a representative of endangered island nations said after countries such as the U.S., China, U.K. and Australia worked overnight to try to break the stalemate.

The oil giant takes a stance before the Trump administration sets its sights on gutting Biden’s climate agenda.

Justin Welby says ‘stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England’ after storm of criticism of institution’s handling of abuse of schoolboys.

PM Dick Schoof says “major social impact” of last week’s clashes will keep him from climate summit in Azerbaijan.

Kyiv has long campaigned for Russia to be on the Financial Action Task Force’s register.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.

Lowering Russia’s ranking requires consensus from the Financial Action Task Force’s multilateral membership.

Israel has stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza as it expands its invasion across the border in Lebanon.

The potential reelection of the former Republican president is causing anxiety in the global climate community.

More billions are on the way from the tech giant as the Irish hoover up multinational taxes at a breakneck pace — but struggle to build what this booming nation needs.