Top 10 world news: Japan volcano eruption, Russia calls for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and more
Top 10 World news
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reportedly plans to put Turkey on the 'grey list' due to the country'sfailure to fight terrorist financing and money laundering. The report also noted that the FATF had put Turkey "on notice" two years ago.
Meanwhile, merely ten days before COP26, a UNEP report says that globalgovernment plans for fossil fuel production are"dangerously out of sync" with necessary reductions.Government plans call for 24% more coal, 57% more oil and 71% more natural gas production by 2030 than what the 1.5C target allows.
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Turkey may be "greylisted" by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to its alleged failure to fight terrorist financing and money laundering.
According to a report by the UN Environment Program, nations plan to produce double the amount of coal, oil, and gas consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Russia has calledfor humanitarian support to Afghanistan as it hosted the Taliban for an international conference.
Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupted spewing ash thousands of meters into the sky.There were no injuries reported as a result of the eruption. However, theJapan Meteorological Agency has raised the alert level for the volcano to three on a scale of five.
In the ongoing fight over reproductive rights in the United States, now President Joe Biden's administration has asked the US Supreme Court to strike down a Texas abortion law.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior reported that at least two persons were injured in a bomb assault in Kabul. Qari Saeed Khosty, a spokesperson for the Kabul Zoo, stated on Twitter that a hand grenade was thrown at Taliban security troops stationed in Dehmazang Square.
Alibaba shares surged by more than six per cent as reports suggested that billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba was seen in Europe. This was taken to be an indication that worst of China's regulatory crackdown for the tech-giant may be over.
Former President Donald Trump’s power to keep information from the White House secret has become a hot topic. But how is he doing that? What exactly is executive privilege? Read to find out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the UN climate summit, COP26, which takes place in Glasgow from October 31.
As soon as word emerged that the Queen would not be travelling to Northern Ireland, speculation started surfacing that she was not feeling well. Now, the palace has confirmed that, medical experts told Queen Elizabeth II to rest and take care of her health.
