Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack

YONAGUNI, Japan – Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than

Top development banks, funds set up ‘debt-for-nature’ task force

LONDON – A consortium of top multilateral development banks and climate funds launched a global task force on Monday to scale up the number

Israeli ground forces operating across Gaza as offensive builds

GAZA/CAIRO — Israeli ground forces were confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday in its clearest

China’s military: US Navy ship illegally entered territorial waters

BEIJING — China’s military on Monday said a US Navy ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed

Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared

DUBAI — Climate advocate and former US Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — host of

Copenhagen targets $3 bln for emerging market greenfield renewables fund

DUBAI – Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is looking to raise $3 billion for a new fund focused on building renewable energy projects from scratch in emerging and middle-income

UK needs new plan to reverse hit to living standards, researchers say

LONDON – Britain needs a new economic strategy to reverse 15 years of falling living standards and worsening inequality, a leading think tank and an academic research centre said on Monday. British productivity growth