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Guyana OKs Exxon’s $10B Yellowtail offshore oil project.
Guyana's government has granted ExxonMobil permission to develop its fourth offshore oil field, the $10 billion Yellowtail Project. Expected to produce up to 250,000 barrels per day, the project adds to Exxon's existing Liza and Payara fields, with operations set to begin in 2025.
The US to seek Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council.
The United States plans to seek Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council following reports of potential war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated that Russian forces need to be held accountable for violence against civilians near Kyiv.
Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets.
Russian troops' withdrawal from Kyiv's outskirts reveals widespread civilian casualties, sparking international accusations of war crimes and calls for increased sanctions against Moscow.
WHO says 99% of the world’s population breathes poor-quality air.
The World Health Organization reports that nearly all global populations breathe air exceeding quality standards, with dangerous particles penetrating lungs and bloodstream, causing millions of preventable deaths annually.
Ukraine accuses Russia of the massacre, a city strewn with bodies.
BUCHA, Ukraine: Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds, and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv. After...
Secret intelligence has an unusually public role in the Ukraine war.
U.S. and British intelligence agencies have unusually shared public assessments about the Ukraine war, revealing Russian military struggles. Declassified intelligence suggests Putin is being misled about his troops' performance, while a British spy chief claims Russian soldiers are demoralized and refusing orders.
Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports and urges the EU to...
VILNIUS, Lithuania: Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely from gas imports from Russia. Apparently becoming the first of the European Union’s 27...
Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps.
Ukrainian troops carefully move through retaken territories north of Kyiv, using cables to remove civilian bodies from streets to avoid potential explosives. President Zelenskyy warns of catastrophic situation with mines and trapped equipment left by retreating Russian forces.
Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station.
Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, suggests Western sanctions could threaten International Space Station operations. The agency is preparing a report on future international cooperation after missing deadlines for lifting restrictions on Russian space enterprises.
Fire and Rain: West to get more one-two extreme climate hits.
A new study warns that climate change will dramatically increase the frequency of fire-flood events in the Western United States. By 2100, Pacific Northwest could see eight-fold increase in extreme fire followed by heavy rainfall, with California and Colorado also experiencing significant rises in these dangerous climate combinations.
