Environment
China's CO2 emissions were flat or declining for 18 months, drawing attention at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as the United States stayed away and delegates weighed leadership.
Ten years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, global greenhouse-gas emissions had risen overall despite some national cuts, and delegates at the COP in Belém pressed for stronger commitments.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned at COP30 that governments failing to act would be blamed for famine and conflict abroad and suffer stagnation and rising inflation at home.
National weather services forecasted contrasting conditions for Tuesday, November 11: a new wave of storms and cooling in Greece, while much of France remained calm and dry.
Three men swept out to sea by Typhoon Kalmaegi off Vietnam were rescued after drifting for more than 40 hours, state media and local outlets reported.
Lower Austria changed rules allowing authorities to shoot designated "problem" wolves after a first approach to settlements or following attacks on protected livestock if expulsion failed.
Iran faced its worst drought in decades, leaving 15 provinces without autumn rainfall and threatening the water supplies of more than 16 million people as reservoirs and groundwater neared exhaustion.
Authorities on Tenerife said high waves killed at least one person and injured several tourists, including Germans and French, after warnings and safety barriers were ignored.
