3:47 am, Friday, 12 December 2025
Australia’s Liberal Party drops net-zero target, pivots to cheap energy
Opposition rewrites climate platform Australia’s conservative Liberal Party has abandoned its pledge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,
Cambodia and Thailand trade blame over new border clashes
Border truce under strain again Fresh tensions have flared along the Cambodia–Thailand frontier, with both governments accusing each other of
INDIA LAUNCHES ₹1 LAKH CRORE R&D FUND AS ESTIC 2025 OPENS
Innovation push for private-led growth India opened its Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025) in New Delhi with
BRAZIL KICKS OFF PRE-COP30 CLIMATE EVENTS AMID GLOBAL DISTRACTIONS
Private sector steps in as politics falters Brazil’s Belém has begun hosting a three-week run of events leading up to
TRUMP PRAISES SKYDANCE-PARAMOUNT DEAL, WEISS’S CBS ROLE
Media consolidation under spotlight In a “60 Minutes” interview, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Skydance’s takeover of Paramount and journalist
U.S. LAB BEAGLE SUPPLIER TO HALT SALES AFTER CRUELTY CASE
Animal-testing pipeline disrupted Ridglan Farms, one of America’s main suppliers of beagles for laboratory use, will end dog sales by
EU CLIMATE CHIEF CALLS U.S. RETREAT A “WATERSHED MOMENT”
Belem summit faces headwinds EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. pullback from key green commitments marks a “watershed
AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 10 NEAR MAZAR-E-SHARIF
Rescue rush amid mounting toll A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at
VOX: ELON MUSK’S “GROKIPEDIA” LAUNCHES—AND IT’S ALREADY A MISINFO MAGNET
A Wikipedia rival with partisan guardrails Elon Musk unveiled “Grokipedia,” an xAI-powered encyclopedia that promises real-time knowledge with Grok as
RUSSIA BATTERS UKRAINE’S POWER GRID AGAIN, TRIGGERING NATIONWIDE OUTAGES
Fresh barrage and cascading blackouts Russia launched another wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, forcing rolling blackouts
