Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
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Opening of UN Climate Action Summit...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (on screens and at podium) opens the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. The Summit is convened by Secretary-General António Guterres and aims to deliver new pathways and practical actions to shift global response into higher gear on confronting climate change
Global Warming Is Shrinking Glaciers Faster...
Glaciers grow in winter and shrink in summer, but as the Earth has warmed, they are growing less and shrinking more. Zemp said warmer summer temperatures are the main reason glaciers are shrinking faster
Press Briefing to Launch WMO State...
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, speaks at the press briefing to launch the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2018 and an update on Extreme Weather in 2019
Myths and Realities of Climate Change
This week’s Plugged In talks to climate experts and reporters from around the world on the myths and realities of climate change
Paris Cleans Up After Latest Yellow...
The number of injured in Paris and nationwide was down Saturday from protest riots a week ago, and most of the capital remained untouched
Paris Riots Show Difficulty of Fighting...
Energy costs make up a larger portion of their overall expenses, so a fuel price increase eats up more of their paycheck and leaves them with less to spend