China Wants Industries to Go Off-Network

    China Wants Industries to Go Off-Network

    Today’s ESG Updates China Limits Grid Exports for New Industrial Solar & Wind: China is encouraging companies to store green energy. UN Warns that US Climate Exit Will Harm Economy and Jobs: UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell said this decision will backfire on the U.S. UK Firms Lower Wage Expectations, But Inflation Outlook Remains Steady:…

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    Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at a news conference Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)

    Trump administration to exit 66 international organizations

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions, following his…

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    Pro-government, armed civilians at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday. Photo: AP

      China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela

      China will be patient and play the long game as it views the new geopolitical chessboard, recalibrating carefully in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move on Saturday to decapitate Venezuela’s leadership, analysts said. In a daring predawn raid, US forces descended on ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and airlifted him shackled and blindfolded…

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      China says US broke international law by seizing Venezuelan oil tankers

        China says US broke international law by seizing Venezuelan oil tankers

        China accused the United States on Monday of violating international law by seizing oil tankers off Venezuela, as Washington intensified pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government and a senior US official openly suggested that he should be removed from power. At a regular press briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the…

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        Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would lift defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP by March – well ahead of her party’s earlier timelines. Photo: AFP

          Beijing bristles as Japan weighs missile export to Philippines

          Tokyo is considering exporting a missile system to the Philippines as it seeks to ease its weapons-export restrictions, Japanese media reported – a move likely to draw criticism from Beijing. The missile system, dubbed Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile, is of the same type that Tokyo plans to deploy on Yonaguni, an island only 110…

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          School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day | Education

          School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day | Education

          School Assembly News Headlines (Nov 12): Top National, International & Sports Updates Thought of the Day Photo : iStock If you’re a student on the lookout for news headlines to read out in your school assembly, you’re at the right place! We’ve compiled a list of the most important national, international, and sports-related news items…

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