Criticism for Brazil as COP30 host joins Opec+ oil producers

Brazil&s government yesterday approved joining Opec+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signalling the country&s evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the UN&s annual climate summit.

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Nineteen of 21 passengers on board plane that flipped when landing have left hospital

Delta Air Lines said yesterday that 19 of 21 passengers transported to local hospitals after a Toronto plane crash a day earlier have been released, as officials continue a probe into why the regional jet flipped over on landing.

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Jewish man in Florida shot two Israeli tourists because he thought they were Palestinians

A Jewish man shot two Israeli nationals in the street on a busy Saturday night because he wrongly believed them to be Palestinians, say officials.

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US schools given 14 days to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money under new Trump policy

The Trump administration is giving America&s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president&s fight against &wokeness& and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply.

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Vatican cancels Pope&s public appearances as he battles double pneumonia

Pope Francis has shown the onset of double pneumonia, further complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff, the Vatican said last night.

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Memphis Barker: Zelensky cuts sad figure as US and Russia discuss Ukraine fate without him

Early yesterday morning, Volodymyr Zelensky laid a wreath by the tomb of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish state, in Ankara.

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