Exxon shareholder meeting will be a battleground between climate activists and ESG opponents These activists have hijacked the shareholder proposal process by buying shares with the express purpose of strong arming companies like ExxonMobil to adhere to their radical Net Zero agenda," said ... 05/24/2024 - 10:44 am | View Link
Climate activists stage protests ahead of TotalEnergies shareholder meeting By Lucien Libert and Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) -Climate activists climbed up a building near TotalEnergies' Paris headquarters on Friday to protest the oil major's climate strategy while others ... 05/23/2024 - 11:35 pm | View Link
Climate activists break into Amundi offices to protests TotalEnergies investments Climate activists on Friday entered the Paris broke into the offices of French asset manager Amundi to denounce the group's holding in oil major TotalEnergies , footage shared by campaign groups ... 05/23/2024 - 10:12 pm | View Link
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Javier Milei’s Radical Plan to Transform Argentina President Javier Milei hates his new office. The Casa Rosada, with its historic blue chair and ornate paneled walls, feels tainted by his predecessors, who he believes drove Argentina into ruin. But ... 05/23/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
When the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went missing on May 19, initial reports said nine passengers were on board, including two bodyguards. But after the wreckage was finally found, the number of bodies was eight. Four days later, the mystery of the second bodyguard was revealed in social media posts: Javad Mehrabl is seen leaning disconsolately in the rear of the memorial service for Raisi.
The Royal Family has removed Prince Harry’s 2016 statement addressing the racist and sexist comments Meghan Markle received following public knowledge of the couple’s relationship from their website.
The statement was released that November by Harry’s spokesperson following a “wave of abuse and harassment” Harry’s now-wife was facing from the British press and social media users.
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday picked up a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union.
The pledge came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years.
Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people using a new security law for the first time, days ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Police said a woman currently under detention made social media posts with seditious intent with the help of five others, according to a government statement on Tuesday.
Taiwan lawmakers passed legislation that could curb the authority of President Lai Ching-te, as thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament to oppose the changes.
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The controversial measure became law Tuesday afternoon following a day of raucous debates and scuffles between Lai’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party and opposition groups, which saw one lawmaker’s T-shirt ripped.
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain and Norway moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state with Ireland to follow suit on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations. Israel slammed the diplomatic move that will have no immediate impact on its grinding war in Gaza but adds to international pressure on Tel Aviv to soften its devastating response to last year’s Hamas-led attack.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting.
“This is a historic decision that has a single goal, and that is to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace,” Sánchez, standing at the gates of the prime minister’s palace in Madrid, said during a televised speech.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz lashed out at Spain on X, saying Sánchez’s government was “being complicit in inciting genocide against Jews and war crimes.”
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement that “for more than 30 years, Norway has been one of the strongest advocates for a Palestinian state.