World
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Protesters march over ‘greenwashing.’
As delegates inside the COP26 conference hall in Glasgow heard promises of new private-sector funding for climate change, protesters marched…
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A new $10.5 billion fund aims to spur green energy projects in poor countries.
A group of philanthropic foundations and international development banks on Wednesday announced a $10.5 billion fund to help emerging economies…
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Global finance industry says it has $130 trillion to invest in efforts to tackle climate change.
A coalition of the world’s biggest investors, banks and insurers that collectively control $130 trillion in assets said on Wednesday…
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Spain is facing the loss of a major source of natural gas.
Algeria has stopped supplying gas through one of its main pipelines that crosses Morocco, a move that could threaten Spain…
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South Africa secured $8.5 billion to transition away from coal. It’ll be a test case.
For years at global climate talks, developing countries have said that they need more financial help from wealthy nations to…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, President of Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and President Biden at…
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Torn From Parents in the Belgian Congo, Women Seek Reparations
BRUSSELS — The girls were as young as 2, some still breastfeeding, and no older than 4 when they were…
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A Chinese Tennis Star Accuses a Former Top Leader of Sexual Assault
Peng Shuai, the professional tennis star, publicly accused a former vice premier of China of sexual assault, igniting an online…
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‘My Name Is Cleo’: Girl, 4, Is Found 18 Days After Vanishing From Campsite
MELBOURNE, Australia — A 4-year-old girl who vanished in the dead of night while camping with her family in a…
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Biden Tries to Reassert American Leadership, and His Own
GLASGOW — President Biden’s major goal for his second foreign trip since taking office was to reassert America’s ability to…