Targeted policies can help decarbonize Canada one home at a time
Jan 25, 2023 12:05 pm UTC| Politics
Be it through the food we eat, vehicle we use or way we live, we use fossil fuels and emit greenhouse gases in various activities in our daily lives. We need to reduce emissions across sectors, starting with our homes....
Jan 25, 2023 10:15 am UTC| Politics
Activists and victims of abuse in Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany over the alleged atrocities committed by the Myanmar military. The complaint accused Myanmars generals of genocide against the Rohingya...
Russia-Ukraine war: Poland requests transfer of 14 Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Jan 25, 2023 10:14 am UTC| Politics
The Polish government has now made a formal request to Germany to authorize its transfer of a dozen of its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine. Warsaw said it now expects to receive a fast response from Berlin now that it has...
Afghanistan: UN aid chief raises concerns over women's rights in visit to Kabul
Jan 25, 2023 09:50 am UTC| Politics
The United Nations aid chief visited Afghanistans capital Kabul this week, relaying concerns about the Taliban administrations policies targeting women. The concerns follow the Talibans latest policies that barred women...
Turkey cancels meeting with Sweden, Finland over protests
Jan 25, 2023 09:16 am UTC| Politics
Turkey cancelled an upcoming trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland in response to the weekend protest that took place in Stockholm that angered Ankara. The meeting comes as both Sweden and Finland are...
Russia-Ukraine war: US set to approve sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Jan 25, 2023 09:04 am UTC| Politics
US officials said Washington is set to send Ukraine some of its Abrams tanks in a shift from its previous opposition to doing so. The reversal comes amidst pressure from Kyiv, as Germany is also under pressure to send...
US: Police say motive of gunman in Los Angeles shooting remains unknown
Jan 25, 2023 07:33 am UTC| Politics
Authorities said the motive of the gunman behind the deadly shooting in Los Angeles remains unknown. The gunman killed 11 people before fatally shooting himself during the Lunar New Year celebrations over the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight