Kids are taking governments to court over climate. And they are starting to win
Updated 0754 GMT (1554 HKT) May 9, 2021
It was early in the morning when Luisa Neubauer got the call from her lawyer. She was staying at her mother's house, frantically trying to finish a book she'd been working on, so she said it took her a moment to realize what had happened.
Israeli settlement ruling delayed as Jerusalem tensions run high
Clashes erupt outside Old City overnight with atmosphere described as a powder keg ready to explode
Israel’s supreme court has delayed a deeply contentious decision on whether Jewish settlers can evict Palestinians by force from their homes, after some of the worst unrest in Jerusalem in years during which hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded in confrontations with the police.
The latest clashes erupted outside the Old City overnight on Saturday, and a former Israeli defence official described the atmosphere as like a powder keg ready to explode at any time.
At least 120 people were injured, including a one-year-old child, and 14 were taken to hospital, according to the Palestine Red Crescent. Israeli police said 17 officers were hurt.
Terror in MozambiqueThe Curse of Natural Gas
By Fritz Schaap und Christian Werner (Photos)
When the slaughter began in Palma on March 24, when masked men started hacking at their victims with machetes, Issa Tarmamade was sitting among the ruins on the island of Ibo, worried that he and his island could be next. Tarmamade is a tough, wiry 71-year-old, white stubble on his cheeks and the remaining hair on his head clipped short. He is the administrator of the Ibo district, some 170 kilometers south of Palma, presiding over seven islands. Once a paradise for vacationers, it is now a region gripped by fear – and emblematic of the conflict that has gripped the entire country.
Thousands to march in France demanding real action on climate change
Some 160 demonstrations calling for substantive action on climate change are set to take place across France on Sunday, a day before the Senate is expected to reject a bill that would enshrine a commitment to "environmental protection and biological diversity" in the French constitution.
President Emmanuel Macron's promise to enshrine the fight against climate change in the French constitution via a referendum was in doubt on Sunday as senators appeared poised to torpedo the plan.
The initiative to state in the constitution that France "guarantees environmental protection and biological diversity, and combats climate change" originated in a citizen's body set up by Macron last year.
Chad military claims victory over northern rebels
The military and authorities have previously said they have defeated the FACT rebel group only for fighting to continue.
Chad’s military has claimed victory in its weeks-long battle with northern rebels that led to the death of President Idriss Deby on the front line.
The rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) did not respond to a request for comment on the military’s claim on Sunday. The transitional military authorities have previously said they have defeated the rebels only for fighting to continue.
Nothing can stop Tokyo Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates
By Martin PARRY
International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates was adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead, despite ongoing risks from COVID-19.
Asked by AFP if there was any scenario in which the Games, which are due to start on July 23, could be canceled or postponed again at this late stage, he replied: "No, there's not.
"The prime minister of Japan said that to the president of the United States two or three weeks ago. He continues to say that to the IOC. We're working with him (Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga) on all of the safety measures. It's going ahead."
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