President Donald Trump has once again vowed to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, the world's most important effort to tackle rising temperatures.
The first Trump administration made a similar move in 2017, but that step was promptly (...)
Kazakhstan has decided to send the downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight recorders to Brazil, Kazakhstan's government sources told Euronews in a statement, in a move which indicates the country's will for full and transparent disclosure of the (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to engage in discussions aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Saturday.
Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov dismissed the notion of (...)
Azerbaijan Airlines says the preliminary results of an investigation into the crash of its plane in Kazakhstan on 25 December have blamed "physical and technical external interference".
Thirty-eight people died when the Embraer jet came down at high (...)
A Russian military expert has said it appears that the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan was brought down by "something very similar to an anti-aircraft missile."
Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8432 took off from the Azerbaijani (...)
As harrowing details emerge of the last moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432, which crashed on Wednesday in Aktau, the flight crew who did their best to save the passengers until the last moment are being hailed as heroes.
Azerbaijan Airlines (...)
Azerbaijan held a day of mourning on Thursday for the dozens of victims of an airliner crash in Kazakhstan, as questions were being asked over the cause of the disaster.
The reasons why Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 came down are still unknown. (...)
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev instructed his government to initiate a commission to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crash on Wednesday when 38 passengers were killed as the plane attempted to make an emergency (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia offered condolences to Azerbaijan over the plane crash that happened in the western Kazakh city of Aktau.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the sincere condolences and sympathy of Saudi Arabia to the (...)
A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan on Wednesday, leaving multiple casualties, according to Kazakh authorities.
The Kazakh Transport Ministry confirmed the crash of the Embraer 190, operated by (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have sent cables to President Ilham Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, offering condolences and expressing sympathy over the victims of the (...)
Romania's new government headed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the leftist Social Democratic Party took the oath on Monday. The new pro-Europe government has been tasked with providing stability and maintaining the country's pro-European (...)
Ukraine will no longer allow the transit of Russian gas through the country's territory after the end of this year, Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday after meeting with leaders of the European Union in Brussels.
The ban, he added, will apply (...)
RIYADH —Saudi Minister of Energy Prince, Abdulaziz bin Salman, met with the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, Mikail Jabbarov, on Sunday in Riyadh.
During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation between the two countries in the fields of renewable (...)
A key negotiator for small island nations on the frontline of global climate breakdown and sea level rise expressed frustration today at an apparent lack of willingness for rich countries to make a bigger commitment to help.
"Across the board, (...)
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said.
In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should (...)
The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
The mega coral — which is a collection of many connected, tiny creatures that together form one organism rather than a reef — could be more than 300 years (...)
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country's foreign ministry.
The delegates took part in the first two (...)
BAKU — Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a joint executive program with the energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to enhance cooperation in the fields of developing and transferring renewable energy.
The (...)
The president of COP29's host country has told the UN climate conference that oil and gas are a "gift of God".
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev criticized "Western fake news" about the country's emissions and said nations "should not be blamed" (...)
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the environment agency said on Sunday.
The conference, known as COP29, begins on Monday in Azerbaijan and is one of the most important (...)
Donald Trump's return to the White House will have a hugely negative effect on climate change action in the short-term but the longer term impact is less certain, experts say.
With world leaders meeting next week for the latest UN climate talks, (...)
Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu has claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia.
With most preliminary results counted, Sandu was leading with almost 55% of the vote, and in a late-night (...)
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze leaves the impression of a relaxed, yet composed and focused man.
No big entourage in tow for our interview, he readily chatted about football, remembering a moment of pride over domestic legend Temur (...)
NEW YORK — The incoming Presidents of the three Rio Conventions met during the UN General Assembly to discuss their collective ambitions for tackling global environmental challenges. The event, named the "Rio Trio Initiative," brought together the (...)
