US president lashes out at Russia and China over failure to attend COP26

President Joe Biden has lashed out at both his Chinese and Russian counterparts Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin for their failure to turn up to the COP26 climate summit.Addressing reporters at the end of...

Child among several people killed following ‘IS’ bomb and gun attack outside Kabul hospital

Three women and a child were among several people killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group outside Afghanistan's biggest military hospital, according to a Taliban spokesperson.Two large explosions hit the entrance...

Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini charged with fraud

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his ex-UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have been charged with fraud in Switzerland.It follows a six-year investigation into a payment of two million Swiss francs from FIFA to Platini. Blatter,...

Should any piece of hospital equipment cost more than $1,000 per item?

Today's entrepreneurs who want to reduce the cost of hospital equipment down to less than $1,000 (GBP736) per item and ensure that girls around the world have access to a technical education have two...

What are the key agreements from the COP26 climate summit?

World leaders have made a series of climate pledges at COP26 culminating in an agreement to strengthen emissions-cutting targets for 2030 by the end of next year.A lot has happened over the past two...

‘Potent’ greenhouse gas methane emissions to be cut by 30% in ‘game-changing commitment’

World leaders have pledged to cut methane emission levels by 30% by 2030 as part of efforts to tackle the climate crisis at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.The Global Methane Pledge is an international...

Welcome to ‘trash island’ – a festering home of rubbish now crucial to the climate fight

Male's fish market is buzzing.The Indian Ocean harvest is plentiful. Wholesalers haggle hard, fighting to get the best price for the catch. ...

India has given a distant net-zero target and is now asking the world for cash

2070. It's the most distant net-zero target of any G20 nation, but, as one climate activist in Kolkata, India, told Sky News: "At least it's a start, although I'll be dead by then."Coming into...