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Erdogan: ‘We will approach Athens with a win-win mindset’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Turkey's pursuit of "more friends and fewer enemies" ahead of his upcoming official visit to Athens for the Greece-Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council on December 7.
Bulgaria and 20+ Nations in Ambitious Push to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050
Amidst the high-stakes stage of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai, a landmark declaration has emerged, supported by over 20 nations spanning continents, including Bulgaria.
Over 20 nations call for tripling of nuclear energy
More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at UN climate talks on Saturday as part of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
A declaration endorsed by nations ranging from the United States to Ghana to Japan and several European countries said nuclear energy plays a "key role" in reaching the goal of carbon neutrality.
King Charles urges 'genuine' climate action at COP28
King Charles III told world leaders Friday that the UN's COP28 talks in Dubai must be a turning point in the fight against climate change, as tough negotiations on fossil fuels began.
King Charles kicked off two days of speeches by heads of state and government in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, with a stark warning.
Over 110 countries support tripling renewables by 2030: EU chief
More than 110 countries want the COP28 climate negotiations to adopt a goal of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.
King Charles raises eyebrows with his tie choice amid UK-Greece dispute
Britain's King Charles wore a tie bearing the colors and symbols of the Greek national flag to a climate conference on Friday, days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak snubbed his Greek peer Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a row over the Parthenon Sculptures.
Vucic meets with UAE president in Dubai
DUBAI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Friday and noted that Serbia was a small country, but that it knew how to appreciate its great friends.
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Poros to become third ‘green’ island, says Mitsotakis
Poros will become the third "green" island under the government's GR-eco Islands national initiative, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitostakis has announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai.
The transformation of the island would take place in collaboration with United Arab Emirates state-owned green energy company Masdar, he added.
Erdoğan says Türkiye ‘ready to take any step’ for peace in Gaza
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used the global platform of the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates to urge for peace in between Israel and Palestine, expressing Türkiye's readiness to this end.
Vucic: Challenges of conserving planet growing steadily
DUBAI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is attending the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, said on Friday the event was being held against the backdrop of global conflicts and turmoil while the challenges of conserving the planet, the only home to all humans, were growing steadily.