WASHINGTON — An ambitious UN plan to cut emissions from global shipping faces uncertainty after the United States threatened sanctions against countries supporting the proposal. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the London-based UN agency for shipping, approved the Net Zero Framework (NZF) in April. Members are set to formally adopt the framework on Friday, following…

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials are set to vote Tuesday on whether to declare a local state of emergency, a move aimed at providing support to residents financially affected by ongoing federal immigration raids. If approved, the declaration would empower the LA County Board of Supervisors to offer rent relief to tenants struggling…

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KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia and the United States are set to help broker a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced on Tuesday. Mohamad expressed hope that the agreement will be signed during the upcoming ASEAN leaders’ summit in Kuala Lumpur, scheduled for October 26–28. The announcement comes after tensions…

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GAROUA, Cameroon — Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared victory in the country’s October 12 presidential election, calling on long-serving President Paul Biya to “honour the truth of the ballot box.” “Our victory is clear. It must be respected,” Tchiroma, 76, said in a speech posted on Facebook from his northern hometown of…

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Cryptocurrency markets experienced sharp losses after a weekend of historic liquidations, erasing more than $150 billion in market value within 24 hours. Bitcoin, the largest digital asset by market capitalization, fell as much as 3.75% to around $111,500 on Tuesday morning in London, while Ether dropped 7.5% to below $4,000. Smaller and more volatile tokens…

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China’s Commerce Ministry announced Tuesday that it is banning Chinese companies from dealing with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, marking the latest escalation in tensions with U.S. efforts to rebuild its domestic shipbuilding industry. The move comes as Beijing launched an investigation into Washington’s probe of China’s growing dominance in global shipbuilding,…

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Venezuela has announced it will close its embassy in Norway, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. A spokesperson for Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Reuters that the Venezuelan embassy did not provide a reason for the closure on Monday. “It is regrettable. Despite…

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Cameroon went to the polls Sunday in a presidential election that could extend the tenure of Africa’s oldest leader, Paul Biya, by another seven years. At 92, Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, following the resignation of the country’s first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo. If re-elected, he would serve until age 99, marking his eighth term…

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Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s recent presidential election. In a nearly five-minute video posted on social media early Tuesday, Tchiroma called on long-serving President Paul Biya, 92, to concede. “The people have chosen, and this choice must be respected,” he said. The government, however, has emphasized that…

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India’s financial crime agency is searching seven locations over suspected money-laundering by Sresan Pharma, the company behind Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in Madhya Pradesh last month. Tests revealed the syrup contained diethylene glycol (DEG) at levels nearly 500 times above the safe limit, prompting…

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