White House unveils climate finance road map, highlights lending and budget pledges
The U.S government outlines a strategy to better incorporate climate threats into federal lending programs and budgeting processes
U.S. overhauls flood insurance to meet rising climate change risks
As threats grow, FEMA is overhauling its risk rating system for its national flood insurance program - which could have implications for vulnerable home owners
China's Xi will not attend COP26 in person, UK PM Johnson told -The Times
China is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter and Xi's absence from discussions - either in person or via video calls - would mark a setback for British PM Boris Johnson
Britain's queen irritated by leaders who are just talk on climate change
The queen, who is due to attend the U.N.'s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, says she still did not know who was coming
Australia PM Morrison says he will attend U.N. climate summit
Australia - one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases on a per capita basis - has declined to firm up its net zero emissions targets
Greece closes public services, restricts traffic as storm set to worsen
More rainfall has been forecast to hit Athens, the northern Greek region of Halkidiki and the island of Evia, still recovering from summer wildfires, on Friday
"At a crossroads": Polish PM berates EU ahead of trip to European Parliament
Poland's nationalist government has been at odds with the European Commission in Brussels over LGBT rights, judicial reforms and media freedoms since taking power in 2015
Rights group urges Kuwait to overturn transgender woman's conviction
Mutairi, who has been detained several times for her transgender identity, told Human Rights Watch she is now being held in a men's prison in a solitary cell designated for transgender detainees
Turkey set to receive 3.1 bln euro loans to help Paris climate goals -sources
Turkey last week became the last country in the G20 to ratify the Paris accord, after demanding for years that it must first be re-classified as a developing country, which would entitle it to funds and technological help
Lithuania's 'gay propaganda' law looms over fight for same-sex unions
Critics say the Lithuanian legislation, which bans sharing information that ‘expresses contempt for family values’ with children, curbs free speech and legitimises homophobia.