Lebanon port blast probe resumes after 13-month halt
Judge Tarek Bitar orders release of five suspects, charges eight officials in connection to massive explosion that killed over 200 people in August 2020
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Judge Tarek Bitar orders release of five suspects, charges eight officials in connection to massive explosion that killed over 200 people in August 2020
POLITICO reflects on 12 months of political scandals, climate crises and an ongoing war.
The only solace is the start of a fund to pay poor nations for the loss and damage they are suffering due to climate change.
The world’s wealthiest nations signed onto a landmark agreement Sunday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to help compensate poorer ones for the devastating impacts of rising global temperatures.
The two-week talks, which at times appeared to teeter on the brink of collapse, delivered a major breakthrough on a fund for climate "loss and damage" but left some disappointed over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions.