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People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
'Mischievous hands': Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
Landslides buried homes and crippled rescue and relief efforts, while floodwaters washed ashore dozens of logs.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
Blue Carbon's Africa venture highlights the complexity of delivering on carbon credits, plans that are often criticized for offering polluters a chance to "greenwash" emissions.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Indigenous peoples¡¯ demands got more than lip service at COP30
Indigenous peoples had unprecedented visibility at the COP30 summit, with about 3,000 in Belem and more than 400 representatives from 361 ethnic groups accredited for the event.
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (center) hugs Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva after her speech at the COP30 U.N. climate change conference in Belem, Brazil, on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 23, 2025
COP30 climate deal a 'win' for global unity but fossil fuels untouched
Nearly 200 countries approved the deal by consensus after two weeks of exhaustive negotiations, with the notable absence of the U.S.
Attendees during the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 10
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 21, 2025
Preparing for a riskier world is becoming a bigger part of climate talks
By Olivia Rudgard
As the COP30 climate summit draws to an end, negotiators are still struggling over an agreement over how to transition away from fossil fuel.
Signage during the COP30 Leaders Summit at Parque da Cidade, the main venue for the COP30 summit, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 6
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
Clamor for change builds inside the world's COP30 climate negotiations
By Kate Abnett, Simon Jessop and Lisandra Paraguassu
More than 30 years of talks on global action to tackle climate change have led to progress, including renewable energy expansion and scaled-up climate funds, but not enough.
A truck transports timber across an Amazonian field during a Greenpeace flyover amid the U.N. Climate Change Conference, near Cachoeira do Piria, state of Para, Brazil, on Nov. 13.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost front-line resilience?
By Clar NiChonghaile
The question of how to make vulnerable communities more resilient in a hotter world is a key debate in the vast compound hosting the COP30 talks.
Empty seats of the United States delegation during the High-Level Segment (HLS) at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
COP30 delegates dig into toughest issues as climate talks enter final week
By Lisandra Paraguassu, Kate Abnett and Sudarshan Varadhan
China, India and other developing nations are flexing more muscle, with EU influence hobbled and the U.S. altogether absent.
Tanks storing liquefied carbon dioxide captured at Heidelberg Materials' plant in Brevik, Norway, on June 18
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 17, 2025
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30, NGO says
By Benjamin Legendre and Laurent Thomet
The NGO's list names oil and gas giants such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, along with Brazil's state-owned Petrobras and China National Petroleum.
Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2025
China finds bigger role as U.S. sidesteps Brazil climate summit
By Valerie Volcovici and Lisandra Paraguassu
China¡¯s transformation to a more central player seeking the world¡¯s attention reflects a shift in the fight against global warming.

Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
A representative from Noitom Robotics demonstraties remote robot operation at the iREX International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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