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A net-zero Saudi Arabia? Not so fast (Jim Krane, Karen Young, Al Monitor)

Saudi Arabia told the world Oct. 22 it would eliminate or offset its greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, the same target the Chinese government...

Iran responds to reports of Israel’s $1.5 billion ‘strike fund’ (Al Monitor)

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, responded to reports that Israel has proposed $1.5 billion to carry out strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. In...

Erdogan backpedals on threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors (Diego Cupolo, Al Monitor)

A tense diplomatic crisis in which 10 ambassadors to Turkey faced possible expulsion from the country appears to have been defused Monday following a...

US envoy: ‘Other tools’ available if Iran nuclear diplomacy fails (Al Monitor)

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said Monday there’s a “shared impatience” among Gulf and European allies over Iran’s refusal to set a...

US freezes aid to Sudan in response to military takeover (Al Monitor)

The United States is freezing $700 million in financial assistance to Sudan after the country’s military dissolved the government and arrested top civilian leaders,...

ASEAN summit begins without Myanmar after top general barred (Al Jazeera)

Southeast Asian leaders have begun their annual summit without a representative from Myanmar, after its top general was barred for failing to follow a...

Australia unveils 2050 net zero target ahead of Glasgow summit (Al Jazeera)

Australia will commit to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 but will not improve its goal for 2030 at a crucial...

Top US official meets Myanmar’s shadow government (Al Jazeera)

A top US official has held a virtual meeting with two representatives of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), an administration set up by opponents...

Climate migration predicted to rise in India amid extreme weather (Al Jazeera)

A rise in extreme weather events in India – from droughts and floods to heatwaves and hailstorms – is fuelling climate migration as the...

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