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Colombian peace accord failed to protect nature: ex-leader Santos

Colombian peace accord failed to protect nature: ex-leader Santos

The failure to properly implement a historic peace deal in Colombia has emboldened armed groups who have destroyed large areas of forest, ex-president Juan Manuel Santos told AFP in an interview Monday. The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate was speaking at a climate conference in the northern Colombian city

Britain's King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties

Britain's King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties

Britain's King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House Monday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Behind the warm welcome for Charles and Queen Camilla in front of the cameras lay

Nations have chance to break 'fossil fuel mindset': Mary Robinson

Nations have chance to break 'fossil fuel mindset': Mary Robinson

Former Irish President Mary Robinson has had a front-row seat to historic change -- and senses another turning point coming at a fossil fuel phaseout meeting in Colombia. She casts the Santa Marta conference as a rare opportunity to break the "fossil fuel mindset" -- and as the Iran

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town

Jihadists and allied Tuareg separatists in Mali have seized the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions, local sources said on Monday. Two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with the Tuaregs have raised questions about the future of the military

Colombia in mourning after deadliest attack in decades

Colombia in mourning after deadliest attack in decades

Colombia on Monday was in mourning for the 21 victims of the country's deadliest bomb attack on civilians in decades, coming in the run-up to key elections. Saturday's bomb attack on a highway in southwestern Cauca department comes amid a sharp uptick in violence ahead

Jury in place for Elon Musk's legal battle with OpenAI

Jury in place for Elon Musk's legal battle with OpenAI

Elon Musk's courtroom showdown with Sam Altman got underway here Monday with the selection of jurors entrusted to decide whether the co-founders of OpenAI betrayed a mission to build artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, not for money. The legal clash in a courtroom across the

Weinstein rape accuser gives emotional testimony at US retrial

Weinstein rape accuser gives emotional testimony at US retrial

Former US actress Jessica Mann told Harvey Weinstein's retrial Monday how the disgraced movie mogul flooded her with praise in the weeks before allegedly raping her in 2013 in a New York hotel room. Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement, is already