Ethiopia’s Tigray region has held elections in a show of defiance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He’s called the vote illegal, but says the federal government will not respond with force. Also...
Airline industry warns of challenges for transporting Covid-19 vaccine
The International Airline Transport Association has warned that preparations need to start for shipping a Covid-19 vaccine globally, once one is approved. The group, which represents 290 airlines worldwide, said that...
Thousands without shelter as fires devastate Greece’s largest migrant camp
Thousands without shelter as fires devastate Greece’s largest migrant camp.
British PM Boris Johnson defends Brexit bill that would breach EU withdrawal treaty
France and Germany vowed to maintain a united front in talks with Britain as the UK unveiled its new Brexit bill on Wednesday, a day after admitting that it might be violating international law with its EU withdrawal...
US wildfires destroy towns, turn deadly as they spread across Pacific Northwest
Unprecedented wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns and a record number of deaths is feared, Governor Kate Brown said on Wednesday, as families began to report casualties.
Mediterranean EU states summit: France hosts leaders in Corsica amid Turkey tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from six Mediterranean states on Thursday for a summit set to be dominated by growing tensions over Turkey’s oil and gas ambitions in the east of the sea.
Arctic wildfires are ‘only going to get worse’
A summer heatwave in Siberia saw wildfires sweep through the region, pouring unprecedented levels of C02 into the atmosphere. With temperatures in the High Arctic rising three times faster than the rest of the world...