Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haitians have been plunged into a deepening crisis, as gang violence forces thousands of people to flee their homes and businesses and schools to shutter. On Thursday, Haiti’s government extended a state of emergency until April 3 in the Ouest Department, where the capital, Port-au-Prince, is located. It was first…

Sweden officially joins NATO alliance, ending decades of neutrality | NATO News

Sweden officially joins NATO alliance, ending decades of neutrality | NATO News

The Nordic nation applied to join the military alliance in May 2022, but faced delays from Turkey and Hungary. Sweden has officially joined the NATO military alliance, ending decades of neutrality amid soaring concerns about Russia’s aggression in Europe following its invasion of Ukraine. “Unity and solidarity will be Sweden’s…

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

For the first time, clean energy in the United States is at the same price as energy from burning fossil fuels thanks to policy measures, including President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But a new report says non-cost barriers are now slowing the country’s transition…

Israeli tank ‘likely’ fired machinegun at journalists near Lebanon border | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli tank ‘likely’ fired machinegun at journalists near Lebanon border | Israel War on Gaza News

An Israeli tank crew “likely” opened machinegun fire on an identifiable group of journalists near the border with Lebanon who were also targetted by shelling, a new report has found. The report on the October 13 attack, published on Thursday by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and…

Israel’s blocking of aid creating ‘apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel’s blocking of aid creating ‘apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel has generated “famine-like conditions” in the Gaza Strip “while obstructing and undermining the humanitarian response”, according to a new report by humanitarian group Refugees International. The group’s research in Egypt, Jordan and Israel revealed that Tel Aviv “consistently and groundlessly impeded aid operations within Gaza, blocked legitimate relief operations…

Angry Polish farmers protest against EU rules, Ukraine farm imports | In Pictures News

Angry Polish farmers protest against EU rules, Ukraine farm imports | In Pictures News

Throwing smoke bombs and lighting fires, thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had been injured and a dozen protesters arrested. Some demonstrators on Wednesday tried to force their way past security railings onto parliament grounds,…