Billionaire Bill Gates has called on world leaders to shift climate efforts from strict emission targets to reducing human suffering. Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, he urged investment in energy access, healthcare, and agriculture to help vulnerable nations adapt. Gates said climate success should focus on saving lives, not numbers.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani clarified remarks about his aunt’s 9/11 subway experience after social media backlash. Critics accused him of politicizing the tragedy and invoking Islamophobia claims. Mamdani said his comments were misinterpreted and intended to highlight post-9/11 discrimination faced by…
US President Donald Trump met with Japanese families whose relatives were abducted by North Korea decades ago. The meeting, held in Tokyo, reaffirmed America’s support for Japan’s efforts to seek the return of the abductees. Trump called the abductions a “deeply tragic human rights…
