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Pope Francis looks on during the weekly general audience on November 8, 2023 at St Peter’s square in The Vatican. Pope Francis has cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the COP 28 climate talks, after doctors’ recommendations, the Vatican said on November 28, 2023. (AFP / Filippo Monteforte)  ROME, …

As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, consumers and corporations are being drawn into the fight by way of boycotts and other forms of protest.  Scotiabank, Indigo, Starbucks and others have been targeted by protests and boycotts. As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, consumers and …

ATLANTA­—Former US president Jimmy Carter, 99, made a rare public appearance Tuesday to join his successors Joe Biden and Bill Clinton and all five living first ladies at the memorial service for his beloved wife Rosalynn.  A frail-looking Carter briefly left hospice care to attend the service at a church …

Finland is temporarily shutting down its 1,340-kilometre long eastern border with Russia after seeing an abnormally large number of migrants arrive this month — a situation its prime minister describes as a “hybrid attack” orchestrated by Moscow.  Crossings to be shut for at least 2 weeks following surge of migrants …

Former Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima talks during an interview with AFP in Manila on November 24, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Leila de Lima said that individuals against the Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) are primarily serving …

Undated file photo of members of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. (The STAR / Michael Varcas)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines have agreed to restart peace negotiations six years after former President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks with …

Dela Rosa stresses ‘process’ The administration needs to secure the Senate’s approval before the country can rejoin the International Criminal Court, Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday. “If you want to rejoin, that has to go through the process. After the president’s ratification, it has to be concurred by …

Getting the world off greenhouse gas-spewing fossil fuels is a key part of global climate negotiations. But whether those fossil fuels are “unabated,” and where we need to phase them “down” or phase them “out,” are expected to cause fierce debate at the upcoming United Nations climate summit, COP28. ‘Unabated,’ …

For as long as people have been proposing action to combat climate change, there have been people arguing the proposed actions are too rash or risky. For even longer, Alberta premiers have been seizing every to opportunity to object to federal climate policies.  Federal-provincial conflict over climate policy isn’t inevitable. …

An Israel-Hamas truce in the Gaza Strip stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday as the two sides completed the release of Israeli hostages and detained Palestinians and looked poised to free more as the pause in fighting was extended by two days.  Israel’s government receives list of hostages expected …