UK becomes first
parliament to declare climate emergency
AFP, London
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Wednesday called for “real action” after parliament became the first in the world to vote to declare a climate emergency.
“Thanks to pressure from the Labour Party, the UK just became the first country to declare an environment and #climateemergency,” the party said on its Twitter page.
Priority in Libya is fighting ‘terrorism’: UAE
AFP, Abu Dhabi
The UAE said on Thursday that fighting “terrorism” was the priority in Libya, where it has backed a controversial military strongman against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli.
The United Arab Emirates, and its allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia, regard Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army militia as a bulwark against Islamist groups which are among the supporters of the Government of National Accord.
Afghans call for ceasefire as huge peace summit wraps up
AFP, Kabul
Afghan officials called for a ceasefire Thursday as a huge peace summit wound down in Kabul after thousands of delegates spent days discussing possible conditions for a peace deal with the Taliban.
This week’s “loya jirga”, or grand assembly, saw more than 3,000 religious and tribal leaders, politicians and representatives from across the country gather under tight security to discuss the possibility of peace.
