Azerbaijan congratulates Türkiye and Australia on COP31
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated Türkiye on being selected to host COP31 and Australia on being selected as the President of Negotiations.
Australia
Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit in 2026
Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
Türkiye ready to host COP31 alone next year
Türkiye is ready to host COP31 alone should Australia rejects holding next year’s climate conference together, Turkish diplomatic sources said.
Benjamin Netanyahu: There will be no Palestinian State west of the Jordan River
Tel Aviv has responded to the recognition of Palestine by several countries. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel will oppose the legitimization of Palestinian governing structures.
Iran expels Australian ambassador
Iran has launched a diplomatic "counterattack" against Australia: Tehran expelled Canberra's ambassador in response to an Iranian diplomat being declared persona non grata.
Australia declares Iranian envoy persona non grata
Australia expelled Iran's ambassador, accusing Tehran of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Washington reviewing viability of AUKUS alliance
The United States is examining the practicability of retaining the AUKUS military alliance which, in addition to the U.S., includes Australia and the UK, a U.S. defense official said.
Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to espionage
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has walked free from a court in the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan, after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that left him free to return home to Australia and brought an …
Julian Assange released from prison in UK
WikiLeaks said its founder Julian Assange has been released from the British Belmarsh prison, where he has been held since 2019, and left the UK by plane. "He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of …
Australia eyes hosting men's World Cup in 2034
Australia is keen to use the experience of staging the biggest-ever Women's World Cup, which it is sharing with New Zealand, to put on more major tournaments. Chief executive James Johnson said that they are "looking at" …
India does not want to depend on imported coal
India imports about 90% of its coal requirement
Lithium market once crashed but prices will stay high
Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer, expects high prices for the key battery metal to persist for years
China and Australia: positive expectations after misunderstanding
The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make progress on ending trade sanctions and freeing two Australian citizens
G7, Australia agree on price cap for Russian oil at $60 per barrel
Members of the Group of Seven (G7) and Australia have agreed to set the price cap on Russian oil at the level of $60 per barrel, the countries said in a joint statement. "The G7 and Australia, as current members of the Price Cap …
Australia defeats Denmark, enters 2022 World Cup playoff
Qatar is hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup between November 20 and December 18 at eight stadiums in five cities across the Persian Gulf country, namely in Doha, Lusail, Al Wakrah, Al Khor and Al Rayyan. The eight host stadiums are: Al …
World Cup 2022: Tunisia 0-1 Australia
Australia won a World Cup game for only the third time in their history and for the first time in 12 years with a dogged 1-0 victory over Tunisia on Saturday to revive their last-16 hopes. Striker Mitch Duke scored the only goal of a …
France beats Australia in Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage
France won 4-1 over Australia in Group D’s round 1 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The match, attended by 40,875 spectators, was held at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah late on Tuesday. Adrien Rabiot (27’), …
Nature Food: even a ‘limited’ nuclear war would starve millions of people
Even a relatively small nuclear war would create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a decade in which hundreds of millions would starve, according to our new modelling published in Nature Food. …
G7 persuading four more countries to abandon Russian oil
The Group of Seven has called on Indonesia to join its supplemental alliance, the G7+, and impose a price cap on Russian oil to bring the commodity down to pre-crisis prices, The Jakarta Post reported citing a US official. Aside …
Coal's future seems bright to experts
Storage areas are so full of coal near ports in the Netherlands and Belgium that iron ore storage space is being commandeered
