Month: November 2024

Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, with Israeli media reporting that a building had been hit near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 people in Beirut the day before. Israel also struck Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two weeks has coincided with signs of progress in U.S.-led ceasefire talks.

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

After running more than 24 hours over time, COP29 finally sealed a deal on climate finance. You can read our full story of the hard-won agreement — and all of our COP29 coverage — for free on Bloomberg.com. Today we give you our five takeaways from the summit.

Away from the brutal main negotiations, there were important strides forward. The science can – and must – rise above politics, says environment writer Geoffrey Lean