Deutsche Welle
World leaders meet in Azerbaijan for the UN's top climate conference.
Several influential world leaders won't be attending an action summit this week at the center of climate talks in Baku.
dw.com5 min read
Today's top news features stories on Azerbaijan, the United States, Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, China, Italy, and Albania.
The Taliban has joined the UN climate summit for the first time.
Tortoise Media
Meanwhile, Argentina was the only country to reject a UN Indigenous Peoples’ rights resolution.
Buenos Aires Herald
Donald Trump is expected to name Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State.
The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator, who has taken hard-line positions on China, Iran and Venezuela, to be the nation’s top diplomat.
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Brazil says it will look to capitalize in China if the United States ups its trade wars.
Folha de Sao Paolo
Euronews
Blinken heads to Brussels for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump win.
The State Department is set to hold talks in the Belgian capital on how to boost support for the war-torn country before Trump takes over in the transition of power.
euronews.com3 min read
North Korea has finalized its growing defense pact with Russia.
The Korea Times
German leaders settle on February 23 for its snap election.
The proposed date for a federal vote comes nearly a week after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government.
politico.eu6 min read
Germany's top news magazine has an insightful look into how Chancellor Olaf Scholz ended his coalition.
Arab News
Arab and Muslim leaders reaffirm support for Palestine at the end of a summit in Riyadh.
arabnews.com6 min read
The Philippines says China is pushing it to cede its claims in South China Sea.
The Jakarta Post