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Nigeria, on Wednesday, reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening land tenure rights and forest conservation as countries intensify efforts to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, restated the country’s position at a high-level gathering of leaders, ministers and senior officials preparing for the next rounds of United Nations climate negotiations, COP31 in Türkiye. The meeting, held in London, brought together representatives of forest-rich nations, donor countries, and climate partners to review progress in forest conservation and discuss measures needed to accelerate action before the 2030 deadline for ending forest loss. Speaking at the event,…

London Climate Action Week was supposed to be a confab to figure out how to lower emissions. Instead, it’s a textbook example of how the world is being forced to adapt to increasingly extreme heat.“London isn’t just calling—it’s cooking,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, while giving a keynote speech at the event.The UK Met Office is expecting temperatures to reach 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, a mark that would smash the June record and flirt with the hottest temperature ever recorded in the country. The UK isn’t alone: A deadly heat wave is sweeping…

President Trump abruptly canceled his plans to sign a bipartisan bill aimed at improving housing affordability, one that Democrats and Republicans alike had been eager to promote on the campaign trail as evidence they were working to try to bring down costs.Mr. Trump said in a social media post that he would not sign the bill until Congress passed a law that would impose new restrictions on voter identification and mail-in voting, known as the Save America Act. But Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, has said that Republicans did not have the votes required. Though the president said…

A meteorite that struck Earth three billion years ago left behind a “smoking gun” – evidence of the world’s oldest impact crater in a remote part of Australia.Ancient rocks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region record the event, which occurred during the Archean eon, a period 4 to 2.5 billion years ago, when tectonic plates were beginning to form and early life emerging.To establish a precise date, Curtin University scientists analysed the age of rare geological features, called shatter cones, in an area known as the North Pole Dome crater, publishing their findings in Geology journal.Prof Chris Kirkland, a geologist from…

“I couldn’t care less about others,” Ronaldo said in the mixed zone on Tuesday when asked about Messi’s five goals in the opening two games of the World Cup …Mbappe also scored.”As much as the Portugal forward may say otherwise, seeing the biggest stars in world football come to the fore at this tournament would have been a source of motivation. Especially Messi.”I believe both players have improved football over the years, and their rivalry is important for themselves to grow,” Martinez conceded.”He wants to be the best at what he does,” Rooney said of Ronaldo’s attitude towards Messi. “So,…

Veteran entertainer and social activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has described marriage as a continuous process of “management,” saying disagreements remain a regular feature of his relationship with his wife, Diane Oputa, after nearly five decades together. Speaking during an interview on Yanga FM, the 75-year-old said no marriage is free of conflict, adding that the ability to resolve disputes is what sustains long-term unions. “All marriages are management, including my own,” Mr Oputa said. “Me and my wife, we are like Tom and Jerry now. No day we won’t quarrel, and no day we won’t fix…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said Africa’s ability to compete in the global economy will depend on how effectively it harnesses innovation, invests in infrastructure and promotes the inclusion of women in science and technology. Mr Sanwo-Olu made the remarks on Tuesday at the fifth edition of the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit and Awards (WITE) held at the MUSON Centre in Lagos. Represented by the state’s Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Olatunbosun Alake, the governor said Africa must actively shape its future rather than wait for opportunities to emerge elsewhere. The two-day summit, themed “Engineering Africa’s…

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman/Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been elected as the President of the Forum of African Regions (FORAF).  Governor AbdulRazaq was elected alongside four regional vice-presidents for Central Africa, North Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa, a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, revealed . The mandate of the Forum of Governors Regions/States of Africa is to accelerate socioeconomic development, deepen decentralisation and devolution, and position subnational governments as key drivers of continental integration and sustainable development.  The election was held on Monday in Tangier, Morocco, on the sidelines…

Tehran, Iran – The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States has survived its first few rocky days, producing a roadmap to a potential long-term resolution of the war launched by the US and Israel nearly four months ago.Months of tough political and technical discussions still lie ahead, however, and while Iranians are watching closely, optimism remains checked.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“We got from daily bombing to talking about buying corn from the US,” Ehsan, who lives in central Tehran, told Al Jazeera. “So, that’s a good change, but our quality of life…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled via TruthSocial a scheduled Capitol Hill signing of a landmark bipartisan housing bill that leaders in both parties had heralded as a win.”Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump posted Wednesday, a little…