Farmers in Europe reject the CAP and the Green Deal, call for minimum pricing, and demand an end to trade agreements.
Protesting against EU agricultural policies, farmers are going to the streets around Europe. Criticizing the Green Deal and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), they are demanding minimum pricing and an end to trade agreements. Big agribusinesses, according to the farmers, are the ones that profit from the current rules, not small farmers trying to make ends meet. A discussion over Europe's agricultural future and the EU's influence on it has been spurred by the protests.
Ugandan wildlife: Long-term conservation initiatives in jeopardy
Over the past 40 years, Uganda's wildlife population has increased dramatically due to conservation efforts. But some wardens are concerned about the risks of poaching, habitat destruction, and human-animal conflict.
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Bangladesh heatwave: Dhaka swelters under 40°C temperatures
This heatwave in Bangladesh is the longest it has been in 76 years. Schools are closed until Thursday due to the heatstroke deaths of at least ten people. The lack of rain and intense heat are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people on low incomes, including many farmers.
UN adopts AI-related global resolution first | World Business Watch
The United Nations has passed the first international resolution on artificial intelligence in a historic decision. This resolution calls on member nations to preserve personal information, uphold human rights, and watch for any AI-related concerns.
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first female president.
Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to win the poll by a wide margin. She is a former climate scientist and Mayor of Mexico City. She is likely to succeed her political mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador. Supporters of the president-elect gathered in large numbers in the capital to celebrate Sheinbaum's overwhelming victory. Claudia Sheinbaum is estimated to win Sunday's presidential election with 58.3 to 60.7 percent of the vote, according to the INE's official rapid count. It put her nearest challenger, Xochitl Galvez, who leads a coalition of primarily conservative parties, at 26.6-28.8 percent. The official result will be announced on June 8. Speaking to supporters, Sheinbaum said her competitors, Galvez and Maynez, had called her and acknowledged her victory.
A Venezuelan court has disqualified a prominent opponent for president.
After the country's highest court upheld a ban on the front-runner opposition candidate, the United States started to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela. Presidential elections, according to Corina Machado, cannot happen without her.
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Hundreds of farmers have participated in the continuing protests by driving their tractors into Madrid.
Farmers in Spain have clashed with police during protests in Madrid. They want the government to protect them from cheaper imports and to charge more for their produce. From the capital of Spain, Sonia Gallego reports.
Tractor-driving farmers once more obstruct Brussels in opposition to EU policies
On Tuesday, hundreds of tractors blocked up streets near the European Union offices, where agriculture ministers were trying to defuse a crisis that had sparked months of unrest around the 27-member bloc. Farmers tossed beets, sprayed manure at police, and set hay on fire.
UK Royal Navy & Indian Navy to conduct exercise in the Pacific Ocean in 2025
Plans include sending the Carrier Strike Group for combined training in 2025 and the well-prepared Littoral Response Group from the UK to the Indian Ocean region in 2024. They will both go to India and work together with the military there. Deploying the UK's most advanced naval assets is a big step toward improving security cooperation between the UK and India.
"An inferno": Brazil's most significant wetlands are engulfed in flames.
Fires severely damage Brazil's Pantanal wetlands; in 2020, around 25% were lost. This area stretches into Bolivia and Paraguay and is an essential sink for carbon.
Another terrible fire season is expected in Canada | Climate Tracker
The remnants of the record-breaking wildfire season of the previous year linger in the dead of Canadian winter. Under heavy snowfall, so-called zombie flames are spreading faster than ever before.
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