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French President Emmanuel Macron has led the global condemnation of Saturday’s terror attack in London which left seven people dead. [restrict] A French citizen was among those killed, the foreign ministry says. The dozens of people injured also included four French nationals. Mr Macron spoke by phone with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, and said […]

US President Donald Trump “believes the climate is changing and he believes pollutants are part of the equation,” says the US ambassador to the UN. [restrict] He knows “the US has to be responsible for it and that’s what we’re going to do,” said Nikki Haley. The president provoked widespread condemnation when he announced on […]

One week, North Korea fires off a ballistic missile, then US B-1 bombers stretch their wings over South Korea. The next, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees another missile test, and two US Navy aircraft carriers show their might in waters off the Korean Peninsula. [restrict] This merry-go-round of military flexing in the Pacific has become the […]

Warming oceans, depleting sea life and plastic pollution are on the agenda for this week’s ocean summit at the United Nations, which will call for urgent action to improve the health of the oceans, while also creating jobs and raising people out of poverty. [restrict] “Human activities are having major impacts on the ocean, affecting […]

World leaders convene at UN headquarters this week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change. [restrict] The Ocean Conference in New York from June 5-9 will attempt to rally nations big and small to make […]

Tuvalu’s prime minister, Enele Sopoaga, ordered his officials to cancel any cooperation with the United States on Friday, calling the country’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement distressing and destructive. [restrict] “I have instructed my officials not to talk any climate change issues with this country until a new policy is put […]