Russia Ukraine invasion: what we know so far
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said 137 people inside Ukraine had died and 316 had been wounded as a result of Russia’s invasion and military attacks. In a video address late on Thursday, the Ukrainian leader said he was disheartened after speaking to the leaders of Nato member states after the invasion began. “We have been left alone to defend our state. Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone,” he said. Russian troops have entered the country from the north, east and south, seemingly targeting the capital, Kyiv, as well as the cities of Kharkiv and Kherson respectively, in the hours since explosions were first heard at dawn on Thursday. Russian troops have seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the north and there were credible reports they were holding staff there hostage, the White House said. Meanwhile, a fierce battle for the strategic airbase close to Kyiv appeared to be continuing late on Thursday. Additionally, every single soldier defending Zmiinyi Island, or Snake Island, in the Black Sea had died, Zelenskiy said. Woman with bloodied face and bandaged head Ukraine fights for its survival as Putin presses forward. Ukraine has decreed a full military mobilisation against the Russian invasion. For the next 90 days, the Ukrainian military will determine how many people are eligible for national service. Ukrainian men aged 18-60 are now forbidden from leaving Ukraine, the State Border Guard service announced. Earlier, Zelenskiy declared martial law and vowed to issue weapons to every citizen willing to defend their country.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.