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AFP/APP Baku: The global community approved a contentious climate finance deal at COP29 on Sunday, committing wealthy nations to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035 to assist poorer countries in combating climate change.…

AFP/APP Baku: Intense negotiations at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan stretched into Saturday after developing nations rejected a $250 billion per year climate finance proposal from wealthier countries. Delegates from nearly 200…

APP Lahore: Lahore has once again topped global rankings for smog and air pollution, with air pollution levels reaching alarming heights. On Friday, the city's air quality index (AQI) hit 499, with the Cantt area recording a hazardous…

News Desk Baku: Pakistan showcased its achievements in clean water access at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The initiative, a collaboration between the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and…

AFP/APP Baku: As the clock ticks on the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, negotiations remain deadlocked over financing for developing nations, with a fresh draft agreement revealing deep divisions between rich and poor countries. The…

AFP/APP United Nations: Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the United Nations agency for children warned Tuesday in an annual…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that the world is entering a new period of "turbulence" as G20 leaders gathered in Brazil just two months before Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.…

AFP/APP Baku:The United Nations climate chief, Simon Stiell, has called on delegates at the COP29 summit to “cut the theatrics” as negotiations remain stalled over a critical climate finance deal. The summit, hosted in Azerbaijan, has…

AFP/APP Manaus, Brazil: US President Joe Biden embarked on a historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, aiming to showcase his administration’s climate change efforts ahead of a G20 summit, while the looming return of Donald Trump…

AFP/APP Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a prominent fracking magnate and climate change skeptic, as the next Secretary of Energy. The announcement on Saturday highlights the administration's…