As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone. In the rolling hills of southeast Queensland, Australia, farmer and businessman Brent Finlay stands beneath turbines so tall they rival weiterlesen...

Climate: The US has pledged to pull out of dozens of international organizations and treaties established to advance the protection of the planet. But it doesn't spell the end of environmental action. Described by US nonprofit science advocacy organization, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) as a "new weiterlesen...

Europe: A cold snap has grounded hundreds of flights in Amsterdam and Paris. Bus services were also suspended in the French capital, where locals grabbed skis and sledges to enjoy the rare heavy snow. A winter storm affecting large parts of western Europe was causing widespread travel chaos for a third day on weiterlesen...

The renewable energy transition in Australia gathered pace in 2025, with a record number of projects given the green light and millions of Australians benefiting from a cleaner, more reliable electricity grid that will lower energy bills for good, says Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy in a joint weiterlesen...

A fire at the Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killed 40 and injured 116 people on New Year's Eve. Swiss authorities have launched a criminal probe into the bar managers. Swiss authorities have admitted failing to carry out fire and safety checks at a bar where a deadly weiterlesen...

By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The January 3 US military operation in Venezuela seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, was in equal measure audacious and illegal under international law. It’s even more breathtaking that the weiterlesen...

More than half of those who died at a Swiss ski resort celebrating the New Year were under 18 years of age, with two as young as 14. Switzerland will hold a day of mourning on Friday in memory of the victims. All of the 40 victims who were killed in a bar fire in the Swiss Alps during New Year's celebrations have weiterlesen...

The United States is set to host the 2026 Soccer World Cup, along with Canada and Mexico. We fill you in on why this tournament will be different than its predecessors. 1. Three countries as joint hosts Usually, the World Cup is an event hosted by a single nation, but this has not always been the case. The 2002 World weiterlesen...

President Donald Trump said the US will control Venezuela until a political transition following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation. What you need to know US President Trump says Venezuela will be 'run' by Washington until 'safe' transition Comments come after Venezuelan weiterlesen...

Authorities have launched an investigation into the managers of a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, after 40 people died at a New Year's Eve party. Swiss authorities said on Saturday they have launched a criminal investigation into the two French owners of the Crans-Montana ski resort bar where 40 people died weiterlesen...