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Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war has underscored the need for the world to accelerate the clean energy transition, the COP31 president-designate and the UN's climate chief said Thursday. Crude prices have soared since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran

Europe climate report signals rising extremes

Europe climate report signals rising extremes

Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more frequent climate extremes, a new report showed Wednesday. "The climate indicators ... are quite worrying," Mauro Facchini, a European Commission official, told journalists. The European State

Cuba's next-gen Castros: a 'fiefdom' and an influencer

Cuba's next-gen Castros: a 'fiefdom' and an influencer

A new cast of Castros is emerging in Cuba: a grandson and a great-nephew are moving up the corridors of power, while another is an eccentric Instagram influencer declaring that Cubans want capitalism. US President Donald Trump's administration is putting pressure on Cuba, demanding change and restricting

Trump says Russia can deliver oil to Cuba

Trump says Russia can deliver oil to Cuba

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington's de facto fuel blockade, as a Russian tanker was expected to deliver some much-needed crude to the crisis-hit island. While the shipment would give the country some relief, Trump renewed his

Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade

Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade

A Russian oil tanker under US sanctions is scheduled to arrive in Cuba on Monday, challenging a de facto American fuel blockade of the energy-starved island, shipping data shows. The Anatoly Kolodkin, which is carrying 730,000 barrels of crude, was north of Haiti on Sunday as it headed

Sailboats carrying aid reach Cuba after going missing

Sailboats carrying aid reach Cuba after going missing

Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba reached Havana on Saturday after disappearing during a longer-than-expected journey from Mexico that triggered a search-and-rescue operation. The crew of nine -- who included American, French and German citizens and a four-year-old boy -- appeared in good

Rap group Kneecap says crisis-hit Cuba being 'strangled'

Rap group Kneecap says crisis-hit Cuba being 'strangled'

The members of the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap said Friday that they joined an international aid convoy to Cuba because they could not stay silent while the island -- gripped by crisis under a US fuel blockade -- was being "strangled." The musicians are part of a motley crew