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A fire broke out Thursday at the COP30 climate summit, disrupting negotiations and forcing the evacuation of several buildings at the conference venue. Officials said the blaze started in the pavilion area where side events are held, but was quickly brought under control. Fire crews ordered a full-site evacuation for safety checks, leaving it unclear when talks would resume. Earlier in the day, U.N. chief António Guterres urged countries to show flexibility and find agreement as the summit nears its close.
The statement comes amid escalating violence in western Darfur and other regions in Sudan. Human rights groups and witnesses report that the RSF’s takeover of El Fasher, which has a population of 252,000, in late October involved mass killings, kidnappings and widespread sexual violence. On Wednesday, United Nations humanitarian aid chief Tom Fletcher, returning from Sudan, described the Darfur region as “an absolute horror show,” saying El Fasher has been turned into “a crime scene.” The country has been engulfed in a civil war for more than two and a half years between the Sudanese Armed Forces, loyal to the…
The UN atomic watchdog demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency on Thursday and provide “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as grant its inspectors access to the country’s nuclear sites. The development sets the stage for a potential further escalation between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran, which has reacted strongly to similar moves by the watchdog in the past. Nineteen countries on the IAEA’s 35-member board of governors voted for the resolution, according to diplomats in Vienna who spoke on condition of anonymity. Russia, China and Niger opposed it, while…
Under the terms of the outline agreement reported by various international media outlets, Ukraine would be forced to give up occupied territory in the east of the country, cut its military in half, and surrender some powerful weapons. “For any peace plan to succeed, it has to be supported by Ukraine and it has to be supported by Europe,” Kallas told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. “The pressure must be on the aggressor, not on the victim. Rewarding aggression will only invite more of it.” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told European ministers at a private meeting in Brussels that…
Heavy rainfall in Montenegro triggered flooding in the coastal town of Budva, where the Grđevice river overflowed and swept away several cars left in its dry riverbed. The riverbed is often used as improvised parking during the summer due to limited parking in the city. Local officials said residents had been warned about dangerous weather conditions and called the incident a result of irresponsible parking. Emergency crews worked to remove vehicles to prevent further blockages as water levels continued to rise.
By Serge Duchêne Published on 20/11/2025 – 19:20 GMT+1 The sale of an ancient arithmetic machine known as the ‘Pascaline’ has been suspended after a French administrative court blocked its export. Leading auction house Christie’s decided to call off its auction of the Pascaline, which was due to take place on Wednesday 19 November, after the Paris Administrative Court suspended the export authorisation for the calculating machine built in 1642 by Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, inventor, philosopher, moralist and theologian. Numerous scientists and researchers had applied to the administrative court for an emergency ban on the potential export of this…
LONDON — Boris Johnson, look away now. The 800-page report from Britain’s official inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic landed Thursday evening. It makes for grim reading for the country’s former prime minister, and much of his top team. Johnson has yet to respond. But the inquiry machine-guns a “too little, too late” government response to the early raging of the virus in 2020, a “toxic culture” in No. 10 Downing Street under the then-PM — and a serious failure to take heed of mistakes made. “Unless the lessons are learned and fundamental change is implemented, the human and financial cost…
Montenegro will tighten visa rules for Russian citizens to be in line with EU policy, which the Western Balkan country hopes to join by 2028. His country intends to implement appropriate measures “very soon”, Prime Minister Milojko Spajić said on Euronews’ The Europe Conversation following the Commission’s first Enlargement Forum in Brussels. Earlier this month, the EU announced stricter visa rules for Russian citizens to enhance security following hybrid drone attacks attributed to Russia. From now on, Russian nationals will no longer be eligible for multiple-entry visas to the EU. Instead, they can only receive single-entry visas, requiring them to…
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The Kremlin hit back Thursday at a European aerospace chief in a feud over tactical nuclear weapons. The board chair of Airbus, René Obermann, called Wednesday on Europe to develop tactical nuclear weapons to deter Russia’s arsenal in Kaliningrad, sparking a response from Moscow, which is no stranger to nuclear saber-rattling. “Kaliningrad is an integral part of Russia,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists, adding, “of course, Russia will do everything necessary to provide its security, stability, and predictability today, and tomorrow.”