by Bradley Benson | Jun 20, 2020 | World News
A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said. The freak temperatures have been linked to wildfires, a huge oil spill and a plague of tree-eating moths. On a global scale, the Siberian heat is helping push the world towards...
by Bradley Benson | Jun 4, 2020 | World News
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday. President...
by Bradley Benson | May 30, 2020 | World News
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the government to allow under 18s to continue to get free travel after demands it be withdrawn were made part of £1.6bn lockdown bailout conditions. Children are currently entitled to Oyster cards allowing free or cut price...
by Bradley Benson | May 30, 2020 | World News
But the president also criticized the state of NASA under previous administrations. “When I first came into office three and a half years ago, NASA had lost its way and the excitement, energy and ambition as almost everybody in this room knows was done,” he said,...
by Bradley Benson | May 29, 2020 | World News
A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez was handcuffed while reporting on Minneapolis protests live on the air...
by Bradley Benson | May 3, 2020 | World News
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Security Brief. We love to hear from readers. What’s on tap today: What to make of Afghanistan’s peace deal spoilers, how the coronavirus outbreak is derailing diplomacy, and Iran is multiplying its uranium enrichment. If...