Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action

Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level

Simon Harris accused of ‘going down the Nigel Farage route’ over immigration comments

Ireland will miss its EU climate targets on agriculture, transport and buildings and likely face financial penalties, but can it secure concessions?

As a wave of proposed social media bans for young people sweeps the globe, more than half of young users actively seek their news and information on social media.

Anti-Palestinian disinformation goes hand-in-hand with racist hate speech against Palestinians. DW Fact Check investigates why such propaganda is so widespread.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken complete control of the city of El Fasher in Sudan's eastern Darfur region. Experts and diplomats warn of widespread violence against civilians.

The European Union's enlargement policy has gained political momentum since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Candidates and member states will meet in Brussels on 4 November for a debate organised and hosted by Euronews.

Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%

Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis

Major parties rule out coalition with rightwinger, giving his party little chance of being part of government

Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms said on Tuesday they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will start deactivating accounts once the law takes effect on December 10.

In an interview with Jacobin, the political philosopher Philippe Van Parijs discusses the challenges of achieving global justice today, from winning an emancipatory basic income to accommodating mass ...

A strong agreement on methane would be a sign that the rest of the world has not given up and is standing up to the bully

Ireland needs to introduce new legislative measures punishing hate speech ‘as a matter of priority’, European group advises

Editorial: The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashion

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert Wilders

The US president, who is on the second leg of a week-long Asia tour, and Japan PM hail new ‘golden age’ of relations

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

Exclusive: two dossiers of material seen by the security council raise questions over export of British arms to the UAE, which has been accused of supplying weapons to paramilitary RSF group British military equipment has been found on battlefields in Sudan, used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of genocide, according to documents seen by the UN security council. UK-manufactured small-arms target systems and British-made engines for armoured personnel carriers have been recovered from combat sites in a conflict that has now caused the world’s biggest humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading...

Catherine Connolly gets to appoint new members to the body. But what is it?