The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil.. After front-line negotiators set COP27 in motion on Sunday, more than 120 world leaders will put in appearances on Monday and Tuesday.
The latest season of "The Crown" hits the small screen next week, with streaming giant Netflix adding a disclaimer after a furore over untrue storylines.. Television reviewer Christopher Stevens, who saw an eight-and-a-half-hour preview, wrote this week that "the sheer virulence" of the latest story lines was becoming "shockingly clear".
The assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan and his accusation it was a plot involving a senior intelligence officer has pushed Pakistan into a "dangerous phase", analysts say.. He claimed Friday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Major-General Faisal Nasir -- an intelligence officer -- plotted to have him killed and have it blamed on "a religious fanatic".
Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network's unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week.. As early as last Friday, Musk launched his first flagship project, the redesign of the Twitter Blue subscription option.
Nurses across the UK have voted to strike in their first national action over a pay dispute, a media report said on Sunday.. Although counting is still underway, the domestic PA news agency reported that RCN officials believed enough members had voted for winter industrial action, which is set to take place within a few weeks, possibly before Christmas.
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Lima on Saturday to call for the removal of President Pedro Castillo, the subject of an unprecedented six investigations for corruption. . "I come to the march to get that corrupt man out.
A Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States for violating sanctions on North Korea is currently in the city-state where he is under investigation, the Singapore police said.. The Singapore police said the investigation was launched after the US Justice Department announced a criminal complaint had been filed against Kwek for "allegedly conspiring to evade economic sanctions" on North Korea and for money laundering.
Children and sick or vulnerable people are expected to be allowed off a German-flagged rescue vessel by Italy on Saturday but other migrants on board may be sent back into international waters despite worsening weather conditions.. "Those on board are not well because they are sea-sick, children included", he said, adding that there were 57 minors among the 234 migrants.
Tens of thousands of Italians marched through Rome on Saturday calling for peace in Ukraine and urging Italy to stop sending of weapons to fight the Russian invasion.. The peace rally was attended by some 30,000 people, Rome police told Italian media.
Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid, police said.. Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion posted a video online showing the two activists each with a hand fixed on a painting before the museum's security officials move in.
