Biden administration making world a ‘dangerous place’
Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over their alleged failure to properly manage risks associated with the climate crisis. The lawsuit says the British oil giant’s 11 directors have breached their legal duties under the UK’s Companies Act by failing to bring their climate strategy in line with the Paris Agreement. Environmental law…
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer less than 15 months after taking the throne, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted,” the palace said in a statement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. “His Majesty has…
The Russian General Staff head of training was reported “murdered” by Moscow investigators, after an explosive device planted under his car exploded; they say Kyiv’s special forces may be “linked.” A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a…
The Syrian Islamist leader whose group led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who was visiting Damascus, said a statement on the rebels’ Telegram channel. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussed with Pedersen “the changes that have occurred…
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister on Tuesday blasted the release of emergency oil stocks as an attempt to “manipulate markets”, the latest apparent salvo in a spat with Washington over oil production. “People are depleting their emergency stocks, had depleted it, used it as a mechanism to manipulate markets while its profound purpose was to mitigate…
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced his intention to introduce a bill to ban the social media app TikTok nationwide. Hawley, a longtime critic of the app, views it as a “Trojan Horse” for the Chinese Communist Party. He didn’t say when he would introduce the bill, but he cited Congress’s banning of the app on…