Pakistan could face $1.2 trillion in climate losses by 2050: UK envoy Blogging Sole

Pakistan could face .2 trillion in climate losses by 2050: UK envoy

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People collect bamboos from a house damaged following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Dera Allah Yar, Jafferabad district, Balochistan, August 25, 2022. — Reuters Envoy says it works with climate vulnerable communities in Britain. “We are not only facing a climate crisis, but also a natural crisis,” he says. He speaks at … Read more

White House Middle East envoy says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas leaves ‘nothing to chance’ Blogging Sole

White House Middle East envoy says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas leaves ‘nothing to chance’

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As the first three Israeli hostages held by Hamas were handed over to the Red Cross, Brett McGurk, White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the ceasefire agreement is a “detailed and complex arrangement to leave nothing to chance.

Biden’s top hostage envoy says ”stunned” by number of prisons under Assad regime Blogging Sole

Biden’s top hostage envoy says ”stunned” by number of prisons under Assad regime

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Roger Carstens, the White House special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” from Jordan after traveling to Syria to seek information on Austin Tice. In Syria, he said he was “stunned” by the number of prisons that operated under Assad’s rule, making the search for Tice even more … Read more

After Assad’s overthrow in Syria, UN envoy calls for end to sanctions Blogging Sole

A UN envoy called on Sunday for a rapid end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers begin to chart a path forward after the fall of President Bashar Assad. The Syrian government has been subject to strict sanctions from the United States, the European Union and … Read more