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September 23, 2024 10:42 AM

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

In the world's struggle to halt and reverse climate change, countries periodically report on their plans and progress in bringing down national levels of planet-warming carbon emissions. These plans are called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs for short. WHAT IS AN NDC? A country's NDC...

September 22, 2024 2:57 AM

Israel’s strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

Rescuers in Beirut hunted on Saturday for people still missing in rubble after an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah commanders the previous day killed at least 37 people in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, according to authorities. Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed group, said that 16 members ...

September 21, 2024 11:20 AM

PM Modi’s US visit: From Quad Summit to bilateral meeting with Joe Biden

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to begin his three-day visit to the United States on Saturday. The visit is packed with high-level meetings with global leaders, the annual Quad summit, and participation in key discussions at the United Nations. Quad Summit in Wilmington The first program on th...

September 20, 2024 4:14 PM

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope that Saturday's presidential election will improve their lot by much. Tamils form 12% of the country's 22 million population, but have...

September 20, 2024 4:18 PM

Gaganyaan to be launched by end of this year, says ISRO chief

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said on Friday that India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, is on track for launch by the end of this year. "Gaganyaan is ready for launch. We are making efforts to launch it by the end of this year," Somanath said during a v...

September 20, 2024 12:40 PM

Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint

Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. The White House said a diplomatic solution was achievable and urgent, and Bri...