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Italy's Meloni Targets Energy, Migration With Africa Plan

Meloni hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe.
Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe, funnelling energy north while exchanging investment in the south for deals aimed at preventing migration.
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Some of the waterways and canals in Lagos are already clogged with plastic waste

Lagos Styrofoam, Plastics Ban Brings Applause And Concern

From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace in the urban landscape of Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital and the continent's most populous city.
Forest fires are raging in Colombia amid record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon

Colombia Declares Emergency Over Raging Forest Fires

Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest fires burned wide swathes of the country and left the capital choking on smoke during record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon.
China is the world's top producer of wind and solar energy

Clean Energy Largest Driver Of Chinese GDP Growth In 2023: Report

Clean-energy projects were the largest driver of China's economic growth in 2023, with Beijing investing nearly as much in decarbonisation infrastructure as total global investment in fossil fuels, according to a report released Thursday.
An Israeli tank is seen operating near Israel's border with Gaza

Israeli Bombing Of Gaza Kills 125 Amid Cairo Truce Talks

Heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza overnight killed at least 125 people, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said Wednesday, against the backdrop of talks in Cairo aimed at reaching a truce.
Rail traffic comes to a standstill as German train drivers strike again

Fears Over Economy Grow As German Rail Begins Longest Strike

German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion).
The EU has already proposed new rules aimed at keeping the bloc competitive during the transition to clean technology

EU To Ramp Up Efforts To Shield Sensitive Assets From China

The European Union will unveil a raft of measures Wednesday to better coordinate action on protecting sensitive technology and stopping critical infrastructure from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China.
Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion from a vehicle crash in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia that left six people dead

Six Killed In Mongolia Gas Explosion

Six people were killed and over a dozen injured in Mongolia's capital Wednesday after a truck carrying gas collided with a car, causing a huge explosion that sent flames soaring into the night sky.
US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk, seen here in Bahrain last November, is back in the region seeking a longer pause in the fighting in Gaza

US Official In Talks On Longer Pause In Gaza Fighting

US President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy held talks in the region Tuesday as hopes rose for a new deal to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a longer pause in fighting in Gaza.
This photo taken on September 13, 2019 shows a general view of the city of Aksu, China, some 140 kilometres from the epicentre of an earthquake that struck the China-Kyrgyzstan border on January 23, 2023

Major 7.0 Earthquake Hits China-Kyrgyzstan Border

A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, warning of potentially widespread damage though no casualties have been reported.
Huthi fighters brandish weapons as they rally during an anti-Israel and anti-US rally in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 22, 2024

US, Britain Launch New Joint Strikes On Yemen's Huthis

The United States and Britain launched new strikes on Yemen's Huthis Monday, saying their second round of joint military action against the Iran-backed rebels was in response to continued attacks on Red Sea shipping.

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