The United Nations has chosen Brazil to host the international climate meeting, COP30, in the Amazonian city of Belém do Pará in 2025. Foreign Affairs Minister, Mauro Vieira said the UN approved Brazil’s bid to host COP30 on May 18 after Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s request during last year’s COP27 meeting in Egypt.
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EU Official : “The big game changer for EU-Turkey relations would be Cyprus”
Turkey’s elections on Sunday are a key moment not just for the country itself but also for its European neighbours. With President Tayyip Erdogan facing his toughest electoral test in two decades, European Union and NATO members are watching to see whether change comes to a country that affects them on issues ranging from security to migration and energy.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina
Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in Emerald Isle, North Carolina with winds of 70 mph as a flash flood warning has been issued surrounding the landfall location. Tropical storm warnings have also been issued for four states from North Carolina to Maryland.
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UK training of Ukraine’s pilots aimed at improving resilience post-conflict
The British defense secretary, Ben Wallace said that training Ukrainian pilots would likely be about improving “post-conflict”. During a press conference in Rome, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that Britain hasn’t said it is necessarily going to send fighter jets to Ukraine. The UK government said that it will being training Ukrainian pilots on NATO-standard fighter jets.
