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☆ The world’s longest-range, single-aisle plane is poised to shake up transatlantic travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Launch of the Airbus A321XLRIt’s slim, it’s sleek, it has a third fuel tank, and it’s ready to open up unexplored long-haul routes. Iberia’s 182-seat plane is the world’s longest-range single-aisle commercial aircraft, with a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles (a little over 5,400 miles). In Italy, the historic city of Florence is banning key boxes used by short-term rental landlords and loudspeakers used by tour guides. The planes used for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights – between Singapore and New York – are getting a makeover.

Persons: Miquel Ros, Joanna McIsaac, Ed Kierklo, ”, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Airbus, Spain’s, Irish, Aer Lingus, Aviation, Singapore Airlines, Trump Locations: overtourism, Florence, California, France, Spain’s Iberia, Madrid, Boston, New York, Istanbul, Dublin, Ireland, Nashville, Indianapolis, Iberia, Italy, Venice, Lisbon, Indonesian, Bali, Europe, Singapore, CNN California, Afghanistan, Paris, Japan

☆ NATO's 'Trump whisperer' chief has a clear message for the president-elect: Europe knows it must spend more on arms
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNATO chief Mark Rutte has a message for Donald Trump: Europe knows it must spend more on arms. Rutte made a point of highlighting Poland's strong defense spending during a recent trip to Warsaw. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has a "clear message" for the US: Europe knows it must spend more on defense. Rutte said last week that Europe would have to spend more than the 2% of GDP target. AdvertisementPoland and NATOPoland's surge in defense spending has come in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which it launched in February 2022.

Persons: Mark Rutte, Donald Trump, Rutte, Trump, Andrzej Duda, Donald Tusk, Donald Trump's, Emmanuel Macron, General, Aaron Korewa Organizations: NATO, Trump, Warsaw Locations: Europe, Warsaw, NATO, Poland, United States, Paris, Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, Iran, China, Pacific, North America, Germany, Asia

☆ She fell in ‘love at first sight’ with an Italian stranger. Within days they were talking about marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“Italian Guy No. 2, so that I could have a friend to hang out with in Italy…”Ambika didn’t really expect Italian Guy No. Italian Guy No. And that’s how, a couple of weeks later, Ambika found herself cooking pasta at the Neapolitan home of Italian Guy No. And as Ambika fell slightly in love with Naples, she also fell all the more in love with Marco.

Persons: Ambika Mathur, Emily, Ambika, ”, Emily flit, Emily ”, she’d, “, Guy No, ” Ambika, Italian Guy No, Italy …, Ambika didn’t, hadn’t, Italian Guy, Guy, Marco Di Fiore —, ” Marco, Marco, Ambika Mathur's, Marco Di Fiore, “ Marco, Riva superyacht, Brigitte Bardot’s, ’ ”, Ambika Ambika, Conca dei Marini, Amalfi, ‘, Marco’s, ‘ Marco, —, Ambika’s, it’s, Michelangelo, Marco —, Ambika can’t, I’m, he’s, ” “, It’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, CNN Travel, Italian, LAX, Porsche, Marco, ” Locations: Paris, California, Los Angeles, Milan, Italy, Amalfi Coast, Italian, Naples, Amalfi, Neapolitan, It’s, Borgo, Posillipo, Napoli, Conca, Salerno, Rome, United States, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Orange County, SoCal, LA, San Diego, ”, Southern California, Praiano, Amafi, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento, “, India

☆ COP29: Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to climate talks as calls mount for a total ‘overhaul’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. COP29 marks the third year in a row that the climate talks have been held in either a petrostate, or economy that relies heavily on oil and gas. World leaders and delegates pose for a "family photo" on day two of the COP29 talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe geopolitical chaos comes as global climate leaders scramble to find ways to Trump-proof progress so far, as the president-elect has vowed to again pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ilham Aliyev, Sandrine Dixson, —, ”, Alex Scott, they’re, ” Aliyev, Aliyev, Agnès, Joseph Borrell, Azerbaijan’s COP29, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen didn't, Sean Gallup, Trump, Gerardo Werthein, “, Javier Milei’s Organizations: CNN, The, of Rome, United Arab, Getty, New York Times Locations: Baku, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Italy, Paris, France, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Azerbaijan, Armenia

☆ Trump called the climate crisis a scam. It could prove a gift to China.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump has long questioned the reality of the climate crisis, describing it as a "scam" and accusing policies to tackle the crisis of destroying US jobs. AdvertisementChina, as part of its "Belt and Road" initiative to grow its global influence, has provided developing countries with renewable energy technologies, including wind farms. AdvertisementThe US lags China as a clean tech economic power. There are also doubts over how much China is willing to take an international leadership role on climate issues. Assuming a leadership role would likely require China to send money to other countries, said Crowther.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Herbert Crowther, we're, Lily McElwee, Xi Jinping, Trump, Daniel Araya, Biden, Joe Biden's, Crowther, Xi Organizations: Service, Eurasia Group, Business, Biden, China Studies, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Trump, Getty, Brookings Institute, International Energy Agency, Reuters Locations: Paris, China, New York, Baku, Azerbaijan, Washington ,, Beijing, United States, Gansu Province, Washington , DC, Brazil

☆ 'Political malpractice' if Trump undoes climate-geared Biden projects, outgoing U.S. energy secretary says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks to the media on day five at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 15, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. A potential decision by Donald Trump to walk back the Biden administration's climate-geared projects would impact jobs in areas governed by the President-elect's own party, outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNBC, urging consistency in Washington's green transition policies. "We are now building all of these projects. We're building batteries for electric vehicles, we're building the vehicles, we're building the offshore wind turbines, we're building the solar panels. When asked for a response on Granholm's comments, Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump's transition team, said the president-elect will "deliver" on the promises he made on the campaign trail.

Persons: Energy Jennifer Granholm, Donald Trump, Jennifer Granholm, Trump's, Granholm, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Joe Biden's, Law —, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Energy, Conference, Biden, U.S . Energy, CNBC, Law, Republican Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, U.S, Washington

☆ I take 'positioning' flights to save hundreds when I fly. This trick helps me get discounted business-class seats, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Delise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI book "positioning" flights instead of direct ones to save money on flying when I can. Doing this has helped me find cheaper business-class flights, but it doesn't save me time. I've flown over 1.5 million miles, and one of my favorite ways to save money on airfare (and get into business class on a budget) is with "positioning" flights. Booking these flights can take quite a bit of researchPlaying with positioning flights isn't for the faint of heart. AdvertisementBut when positioning flights, you have to check how much it will cost to get to your intermediary airport.

Persons: I've, Mohammed Mohammed, there's, Nope —, I'm Organizations: Getty Locations: Egypt, Tunisia, Greece, Philippines, Xinhua, London, Jakarta, Paris, Tunis, Indonesia

☆ Oil dips on oversupply concerns, heads for weekly loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices edged down early on Friday as oversupply concerns and demand worries stemming from a stronger dollar outweighed a steep draw in U.S. fuel stocks. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, also fell unexpectedly by 1.4 million barrels, the data showed. Signs of stronger demand supported oil prices, ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said. The Paris-based agency raised its 2024 demand growth forecast by 60,000 barrels per day to 920,000 bpd, and left its 2025 oil demand growth forecast little changed at 990,000 bpd. Also pressuring oil prices, the dollar surged on Thursday to a one-year high and headed for a fifth-straight daily gain fueled by higher yields and Donald Trump's presidential election victory in the United States.

Persons: Brent, Daniel Hynes, group's, Donald Trump's Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, Energy Information Administration, EIA, ANZ, International Energy Agency, Organization of, Petroleum, greenback Locations: Russia, U.S, Paris, China, India, United States

☆ The top 10 family offices for startup investments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The top 10 family offices for startup investments made over 150 investments combined this year, in everything from biotech and energy to crypto and artificial intelligence, according to a new analysis. CNBC partnered with Fintrx, the private wealth intelligence platform, to analyze single family offices that made the largest number of investments in private startups in 2024. The most active family office so far this year is Maelstrom, the Hong Kong-based family office of American investor Arthur Hayes, who co-founded the crypto exchange BitMEX. For the sake of the list, family offices are defined as investment vehicles or holding companies of a single family or individual that don't manage money for outside investors. Nearly a third of startup capital in 2022 came from family offices, according to a PWC report.

Persons: Guillaume Houze, Pascal Le Segretain, Robert Frank, Bernard Arnault's, Laurene Powell Jobs, Peter Thiel's Thiel, Arthur Hayes, Guillaume Houzé, Motier, Andreesen Horowitz, Eric Schmidt, Magnus Carlsen, Fertility Organizations: Royal, Getty, CNBC, Fintrx, Ventures, Labs, Motier Ventures, Google, Flex, Mistral, Nvidia, Lightspeed, Atinum Investment, Emerson Collective . Thiel Capital Locations: Paris, France, Hong Kong, Lafayette, Seoul, Korea, Singapore

Thousands of police officers were deployed across Paris, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week's violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli fans. Outside Stade de France, soccer fans filed into the stadium amid a heavy police presence. Theo Petit, 23, who came out to support France, said he was invited to the game by a friend. “We are a little stressed about coming here but it’s a game, a football game,” said Petit, who is studying to become a dietician. The ramped-up security presence comes after the violence surrounding the soccer match between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax of Amsterdam put authorities across Europe on high alert.

Persons: Theo Petit, “, ”, Petit, Ian Langsdon, Denis, Laurent Nunez, David, Irene Karalis, there's, ” Karalis, I'm, instrumentalization, Franck Fife, Nunez, Emmanuel Macron, Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Urgence, Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, ” Smotrich, Dimitar Dilkoff, Omar, Lazare Organizations: Stade de France, Gaza, Getty Images Paris, NBC, RTL, Reuters, Ligue des, Human Rights League, NBC News, Zionist, Guard, Police, National Gendarmerie, Nations League, Urgence Palestine, Israel’s Maccabi Tel, Ajax, Israel, Getty, Paris ’ Saint Locations: PARIS, Israel, France, Paris, Europe, Lebanon, Amsterdam, Aubervilliers, AFP, Saint, “, Betar, Beirut, Gaza, Palestine, Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netherlands

☆ Indonesia’s Argo Wilis Panoramic offers a scenic ride through Java
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Leyla Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This is the view from the Argo Wilis Panoramic, a bright and airy carriage on the Argo Wilis train. The Argo Wilis Panoramic carriage sits idle in Surabaya Gubeng Station. “For example, the Argo Wilis is named after a non-active volcano in East Java,” explains a railway guard. As well as the Argo Wilis Panoramic, there is also the Argo Parahyangan Panoramic and the Pangandaran Panoramic running back and forth between Jakarta and Bandung. If you’re traveling west on the Argo Wilis Panoramic, it’s worth exploring Bandung, where the train terminates.

Persons: Josh Edwards, KAI, ”, Argo, Yogyakarta Josh Edwards, There’s, It’s, Siripong, Parahu, Ismail Rajo, “ Organizations: CNN, Argo, Solo, KAI, UNESCO, Heritage, ” Locations: Surabaya, East Java, Bandung, West Java, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Surabaya Gubeng, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Borobudur, Asia, Indonesia’s, Central Java, Surakarta, Pasar, Sukuh, Mt Lawu, Nature, Ismail, Paris, ” Bandung, British

☆ Tech giants are investing in 'sovereign AI' to help Europe cut its dependence on the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Sovereign AI is "more driven by the industry naming it that, than it is from the policymakers' side," Gow said. On Wednesday, Denmark laid out a landmark white paper outlining how companies can use AI in compliance with the incoming EU AI Act — the world's first major AI law. How regulation fueled a mindset shiftThat's not to say regulations haven't proven an important factor in getting tech giants to think more about building localized AI infrastructure within Europe. The concept of AI sovereignty is also getting buy-in from local European tech firms. Orange hasn't yet selected a partner for these sovereign AI model ambitions.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chris Gow, Anthropic's Claude, Filippo Sanesi, Sanesi, hasn't, —, Cisco's Gow, Rather, " Gow, Gow, It's, David Hogan, Hogan, OVHCloud's Sanesi, Qwant, Bruno Zerbib, Zerbib Organizations: Reuters, Portugal — Tech, CNBC, Data, of Justice, EU, General Data Protection, U.S, Sovereign, Nvidia, Orange Locations: Reuters LISBON, Portugal, Brussels, U.S, Europe, OVHCloud, Italy, Italia, Denmark, Berlin, Paris, French

☆ Trump's victory has turned up the heat on Disney and its CEO, Bob Iger
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementSome Disney insiders worry about the impact of a second Trump term on the company amid culture wars. Disney CEO Bob Iger and Donald Trump publicly sparred during Trump's first presidential term. During Trump's first term, Iger seemed to publicly align with his opposition. One person close to Disney speculated about whether the political climate would lead news outlets such as Disney's to self-censor. "The risk to these guys is, they have to tone down the rhetoric," the person close to Disney said.

Persons: Bob Iger, Donald Trump, Trump's, Iger, Trump, Harris, Puck, Elon Musk, Nelson Peltz, Dana Walden, Kamala Harris, Disney, I'm, irking Trump, Walden's Harris, He's Organizations: Disney, Trump, Business, ABC, Elon, CNBC, New York Post, ABC News, Warner Bros, Hulu, Sinclair Locations: Hollywood, Iger, Paris, Fox

☆ VIDEO: Scuffle breaks out during tense Israel-France football match in a Paris suburb
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Natalia Osipova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Trump may cede global climate leadership to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After a campaign featuring promises to slash landmark climate legislation, and a first term record that included pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, President-elect Donald Trump's win casts a shadow of doubt over the world of global climate policy. As an isolationist, Trump-led American foreign policy cedes global leadership on the issue, an increasingly willing China can assume the spot instead. Ceding global climate leadership to China "would be a mistake"China is looking to "play a more proactive role internationally on climate change," said Joanna Lewis, an associate professor at Georgetown University and expert in international climate policy. But "it would be a mistake for the United States to completely cede not just [its] leadership role on climate change. But the development of low carbon technologies, that's really the area that has been particularly competitive between China and the United States," said Lewis.

Persons: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joanna Lewis, Lewis, Joe Biden Organizations: European Union, Republicans, United Nations, BMO Capital Markets, Georgetown University Locations: Osaka, Japan, Paris, China, United States

☆ Marine Le Pen court case: French far-right leader’s next bid for presidency threatened as prosecutors seek political ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Kathy Rose Obrien | Pierre Bairin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027. The prosecution also asked that the RN should be fined €2 million ($2.1 million) and Le Pen herself €300,000 ($316,000). Le Pen outside the courtroom on November 13, 2024. “Fighting Madame Le Pen is done at the ballot box, not elsewhere,” Darmanin added. The General Assembly, the French Parliament, holds a question time session on November 12.

Persons: CNN —, Marine Le, Le Pen, Pen, Geoffroy van der, …, ” Patrick Maisonneuve, “, Let’s, ” Maisonneuve, Matteo Salvini, ’, Gerald Darmanin, ” Darmanin, France’s, Andrea Savorani Neri, NurPhoto, François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Le Pen’s Organizations: CNN, €, Getty, National, General Assembly, Front Locations: France, Paris, Geoffroy van der Hasselt, AFP, French

☆ Antisemitic violence rocked Amsterdam, Paris doesn’t want more of the same
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Last year’s French soccer cup final saw some 3,000 police and 1,400 staff deployed, reports CNN affiliate BFMTV. This Thursday’s UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel will take place in the Stade de France, the centerpiece of Paris’ 2024 Olympic Games. The minister set an aggressive tone in his first months in office and his response to the Amsterdam attacks was no different. Just this week, the Israeli ambassador in Paris was summoned to the French foreign ministry after two French policemen were briefly detained in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. Yet, in the light of recent events in Amsterdam, it is keen to show its commitment to protecting French Jews: Thursday’s match offers the perfect opportunity.

Persons: Laurent Nunez, ”, Bruno Retailleau, he’s, Retailleau, Emmanuel Macron, “, Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Denis, Franck Fife, Germain, Marie Mesmeur, Macron, North America – Organizations: Paris CNN —, Israel, Maccabi, Tel, CNN, BFMTV, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s, Ajax, ” Maccabi, Palestinian, UEFA Nations League, Stade de France, French, Amsterdam’s Maccabi, –, Palace, Stade, UEFA Nations League football, Getty, Paris Saint, Champions League, North America Locations: Paris, France, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, French, Netherlands, Israel, Gaza, Saint, AFP, “, Europe, North, Lebanon, East Jerusalem

☆ Taylor Fritz: US tennis star hails ‘amazing’ impact of influencer girlfriend Morgan Riddle after impressive season
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jamie Barton | Aleks Klosok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It is no secret that American men’s tennis has been lacking a superstar for years. “I’ve had a really great year,” Fritz said in an interview with CNN Sport. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesDespite his strong year, Fritz is reluctant to see himself as the figure at the forefront of American men’s tennis. Riddle has become a fixture at grand slam events in recent years, supporting Fritz at major tournaments around the world. It’s just literally a couple matches here and there, one tournament where it kind of clicks.”Morgan Riddle cheers boyfriend Taylor Fritz during the US Open.

Persons: John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey –, Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Taylor Fritz, “ I’ve, ” Fritz, Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Clive Brunskill, I’ve, ”, It’s, I’m, influencer Morgan Riddle, Riddle, Casper Ruud, Roland Garros, Tommy Paul, Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe, “, ” Morgan Riddle, Jean Catuffe, Nadal, –, – Fritz, “ There’s, Rafa, Federer, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Organizations: CNN, Olympics, CNN Sport, ATP, New York Times, tennis, Netflix, Indian, Australian, Wimbledon, Paris, American, Davis Locations: American, Turin, Italy

☆ San Francisco wins order blocking Oakland’s airport from using 'San Francisco' name
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Port of Oakland from using “San Francisco” in the Oakland airport’s name, finding the name change would likely cause consumer confusion and harm the city of San Francisco. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson said in the decision that changing the name of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport in nearby Oakland to “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” would likely mislead consumers into thinking it is connected with San Francisco. San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers. Oakland’s airport is 12 miles east of San Francisco and just over 30 miles from San Francisco International Airport, whose airport code is SFO. San Francisco International served 47 million passengers in fiscal year 2023 while Oakland’s airport served more than 11 million, according to city reports.

Persons: Francisco ”, Judge Thomas Hixson, Spokespeople, San Francisco, Hixson, San Francisco ’, ” Hixson, ” Organizations: San Francisco . U.S, Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, “ San Francisco Bay, International, Port, Oakland, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco International, Dallas Locations: Oakland, Francisco, San Francisco ., “ San Francisco, San Francisco, Port, United States, Oakland’s, Chicago, Dallas, London, Paris, Beijing, San Francisco Bay, U.S, “

CNN —Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country’s foreign ministry. He is expected to travel to the United States this week to attend a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) summit at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Milei came to power less than a year ago, running on a libertarian platform, and has since implemented drastic social and economic measures in Argentina. Other cuts to public services have so far included shutting down the Argentina national press agency Télam and several ministries. Abortions were legalized in Argentina in 2021 in all cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Biden, “, ”, John Podesta, Javier Milei, ” Milei, Milei, ” Javier Milei, UNGA, Michael M, Diana Mondino, CNNE, Donald Trump, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Argentine, COP29, White, UN, Assembly, United Nations, Conservative Political, Argentina national Locations: Nations, Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, Argentina, New York City, Cuba, Venezuela, United States, Mar, Lago , Florida, Buenos Aires

☆ Business leaders weigh the U.S.' role in climate policy as Trump transitions to White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Emma Graham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Participants walk by the entrance of the U.N. COP29 climate conference at the Baku Olympic Stadium. watch now"President Trump has been very clear he doesn't believe in climate change. While campaigning, Trump targeted the Inflation Reduction Act — which he calls the "green new scam" — and pledged to rescind any "unspent" funds. U.S. climate envoy John Podesta, who leads America's delegation at COP29, held firm on Washington's continued leadership on climate policy, saying during the opening of the annual conference that "efforts to prevent climate change remain a commitment in the U.S. and will confidently continue." In his speech at the Republican National Convention in July, Trump claimed that increasing domestic oil and gas production would drive down prices for consumers at the pump.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Rich, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Trump, Joe Biden, —, John Podesta, America's, Washington's, Ajay Banga, Donald Trump, Darren Woods, Woods, Biden, Trump's Organizations: Baku, Getty, Boston Consulting Group, CNBC, Exxon Mobil, Trump, Republican National Convention Locations: BAKU, Azerbaijan, Baku, U.S, decarbonization, Washington, COP29, Paris

☆ APEC/G20: World leaders heading to major summits are wary of Trump. China’s Xi sees an opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

China, perhaps more than most countries, will be bracing for fractious relations ahead with the United States. “It makes sense for Chinese officials to use these big events to try and shape some of the international narratives right now,” said Li Mingjiang, an associate professor of international relations at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. “Since there’s not much time before January 2025.”Cargo containers and cranes at Yantian port in southern China's Shenzhen earlier this year. The Chinese leader warned that the two countries “will both benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation,” according to China’s Foreign Ministry. “Beijing does worry about Trump’s wrath and what he could do to damage China’s interest on a bilateral level,” she said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Xi Jinping, Trump, Joe Biden, Xi, Biden, Shigeru Ishiba, Anthony Albanese, Narendra Modi, ”, Li Mingjiang, there’s, Jade Gao, Mike Waltz, Marco Rubio, He’s, –, Liu Dongshu, Modi, Li Qiang, Leon Neal, ’ ”, Yun Sun, Vladimir Putin, Liu Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, APEC, Japanese, Australian, Indian, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, “, ”, Getty, Trump, CNN, Foreign Ministry, NATO, US, City University of Hong, Stimson, World Health Organization, Initiative Locations: China, Hong Kong, South America, Europe, East, United States, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, Peru, Brazil, American, China's Shenzhen, AFP, Lima . Beijing, Russia, City University of Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Washington, South, Taiwan, Ukraine, Paris, America, –, Sun, “ Beijing

☆ In this birthday party portrait, teenage girls celebrate in secret in Afghanistan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The photograph could have been taken at any birthday party: three girls in dresses standing side-by-side in a living room, balloons and streamers strung up around an entryway. Hayeri and Cornet have met with some of the same girls at different events over the course of their work together, including this earlier birthday party in February. Over the course of the six months, Hayeri and Cornet repeatedly photographed the teenage girls in the birthday party portrait, as well as their extended circle of friends. “In this particular case, it was a 16-year-old’s birthday party for one of the girls,” Cornet said. “Resistance for Afghan women cannot mean to go on the street and protest, to be outspoken,” Hayeri said.

Persons: Kiana Hayeri, Mélissa Cornet, ”, Hayeri, Cornet, ” Hayeri, ” Cornet, “, Fondation Carmignac Cornet, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, “ She’s, They’ve, Melissa Organizations: CNN, Fondation, The New York Times Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, Canadian, Paris, ”, —

☆ Who’s Attending COP29, the International Climate Summit?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Over 50,000 people are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations climate conference known as COP29. This is the second largest of the annual gatherings in their history, according to official estimates and recently published data. Diplomats from nearly 200 member countries will seek a deal on climate financing to support the clean energy transition in developing economies. Recent years have seen a spike in the number of guests, particularly from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Politicians started to take more interest in the climate talks in 2009, when they were held in Copenhagen.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, COP6, Keir Starmer, ”, Richard Kinley, they’ve, They’ve Organizations: Climate, United Nations, Diplomats, Paris Copenhagen, Berlin, COP3, Dubai, New York, Paris Copenhagen Official, CENTRAL, NORTH, NORTH AFRICA EAST, NORTH AFRICA Official, EAST ASIA, COP1, CENTRAL ASIA, EAST, PACIFIC, Copenhagen COP15, United, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan Russia United Arab, Swarthmore, Ivory, Ivory Coast Democratic Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, United States, Europe, Saharan Africa, COP28, Dubai, Paris, Copenhagen, United Kingdom, China, SAHARAN AFRICA, NORTH AFRICA, NORTH AFRICA EAST ASIA, Berlin, ASIA, EUROPE, EAST ASIA, AFRICA, Russia, United Arab, Qatar, Doha, Azerbaijan Russia, Azerbaijan Russia United Arab Emirates Qatar, Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of Congo Senegal Ghana

☆ Five new arrests made in Amsterdam over violence that authorities say targeted Israeli soccer fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Five new arrests have been made over the violence surrounding a soccer game last week involving an Israeli team, Dutch police said Monday. The five men are "suspected of public acts of violence against persons Thursday night," police in the Dutch capital Amsterdam said Monday. The violence has been condemned as targeted antisemitic attacks by authorities in Israel and the Netherlands, which authorities said saw small groups on foot and scooters commit hit-and-run assaults on Israeli fans. Another video verified by NBC News showed a brawl break out outside Amsterdam Central Station after the game, in what the photographer described as an attack by Israeli fans on local residents. Israel sent extra planes to bring the soccer fans home from Amsterdam, and has told Israeli fans not to attend cultural or sports events abroad this week.

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