Denmark targets farm nitrogen emissions to boost water quality
COPENHAGEN: Denmark, which last year introduced a pioneering carbon tax on livestock farming, on Wednesday announced an agreement to cut nitrogen emissions from agriculture and curb water pollution.The Scandinavian country prides itself on being a leader in tackling global warming but waste from
Putin receives top US negotiators in high-stakes Ukraine talks
MOSCOW:(Web News) Top US negotiators vying to end the war in Ukraine met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a high-stakes meeting happening as Moscow pressed battlefield advances.Putin, who received Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff
Kremlin says Putin to meet US envoy Witkoff Tuesday afternoon
MOSCOW:(Web News) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Ukraine with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday afternoon, the Kremlin said. The pair will meet after American and Ukrainian officials held negotiations on a US plan that Washington wants to
Macron says France must not be ‘weak’ faced with Russia ‘threat’
PARIS:(Web News) French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France must not be “weak” faced with the threat from Russia, while emphasising it had no intention of “sending our young people” to fight in the Ukraine war.“We would be wrong to show weakness
Ukraine, Russia trade deadly strikes as negotiators hammer at peace deal
KYIV:(Web News) Russia rained missiles and drones overnight on Kyiv, killing six people, authorities said Tuesday, as three people died in Russia’s Rostov region in massive Ukrainian strikes.The heightened attacks came after US President Donald Trump initially gave Kyiv until November 27 —
UK Celebrates King Charles III’s Birthday with Vibrant Events in Islamabad and Karachi
The British High Commission in Pakistan marked King Charles III’s birthday with grand celebrations in Islamabad and Karachi. British High Commissioner Jane Marriott expressed gratitude for the attendees, including Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif, who participated as the chief guest. The event featured live
Out of Mariupol: teenagers flee Russian draft in occupied Ukraine
KYIV:(Web News) The Russian security agents were smirking. David was panicking. As the hours-long interrogation dragged on, he worried they would send him back to occupied Mariupol and into the ranks of Russia’s army.Having lived through three years of Russian rule in the
Sun, sea, sand… In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurity
MOGADISHU:(web News) Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats — but it’s not some tropical island, it’s Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.“I didn’t really tell my family where I was going,” said
Louvre museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026
PARIS:(Web News) France’s Louvre Museum will install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of measures to tighten security after last month’s spectacular heist, its director said on Wednesday. Laurence Des Cars also told a National Assembly hearing that ties
Slovakia may sue EU over plans to stop Russian gas supplies
BRATISLAVA:(Web News) Slovakia is considering suing the EU over its plans to stop the delivery of Russian gas supplies from 2028 as a result of its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday.Slovakia and Hungary have been sharply critical of
