Australian emissions more than triple the entire Pacific region’s

Australian emissions more than triple the entire Pacific region’s

A new emissions tracker,launched by ex-US vice president Al Gore,brings bad news.

  • byCassandra Morgan

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Caribbean islands’ leader pleads for fossil fuel giants to pay compensation

Caribbean islands’ leader pleads for fossil fuel giants to pay compensation

Demands for rich nations to pay the developing world compensation for climate loss and damage are snowballing,and now the fossil fuel industry is being targeted too.

  • byNick O'Malley
Criticism over Albanese’s decision not to attend climate talks grows

Criticism over Albanese’s decision not to attend climate talks grows

Observers see the prime minister’s absence to the talks as a snub from a government that has been determined to improve the nation’s climate reputation.

  • byNick O'Malley andLatika Bourke
Cairo travel guide and things to do:Why visitors to Egypt shouldn't skip the huge capital city

Cairo travel guide and things to do:Why visitors to Egypt shouldn't skip the huge capital city

Cairo,the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital,is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Dozens killed in Egypt church fire

Dozens killed in Egypt church fire

A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday,quickly filling it with thick black smoke.

  • bySamy Magdy
Ceasefire between Israel,Palestinians takes effect in Gaza after dozens killed

Ceasefire between Israel,Palestinians takes effect in Gaza after dozens killed

Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence in which 15 children have been killed.

  • byFares Akram andTia Goldenberg
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Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri? The Cairo physician turned al-Qaeda leader

Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri? The Cairo physician turned al-Qaeda leader

The slain Egyptian extremist lacked Osama bin Laden’s charisma,but wielded influence as an ideologue and strategist.

Australia has a special role to play in fighting the death penalty

Australia has a special role to play in fighting the death penalty

What is the relevance of debating the death penalty in 2022? Capital punishment is a central metaphor for the problems of state power,the fallibility of human judgment and the danger of making decisions that are irreversible.

  • byBarry Jones
Russia tells famine-fearing Africa it’s not to blame for food shortage

Russia tells famine-fearing Africa it’s not to blame for food shortage

Vladimir Putin has traded heavily on his theme of Russia as leading a worldwide uprising against Western hegemony. Again and again,he said Americans and their European allies live well at the expense of the rest of the world.

  • byVivian Yee,Anton Troianovski andAbdi Latif Dahir
So you want to host a COP? How to win the UN climate talks
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So you want to host a COP? How to win the UN climate talks

Australia has taken its first steps to secure the rights to co-host the UN’s key climate talks with its Pacific neighbours,but there is a long and complicated path ahead.

  • byNick O'Malley
Fragments of ancient linen help complete mummy picture

Fragments of ancient linen help complete mummy picture

A new exhibition to mark 200 years since scholars first unlocked the mystery of hieroglyphs demonstrates just how much experts are still learning.

  • byLatika Bourke