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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) – Developed countries provided a record $136.7 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2024, the OECD said on Thursday. • The provision was spent in areas like expanding renewable energy or strengthening defences against extreme weather. It was up 3% from 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report. • In 2009, wealthy countries promised […]

May 21 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Rosneft-owned Syzran oil refinery in Samara region overnight, Ukrainian military and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. “Another Ukrainian long-range sanction against Russian oil refining – and we are continuing this line of action,” Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app. “This time around, it was the Syzran oil refinery – more than 800 kilometers away from our border.” Zelenskiy posted footage […]

By Aadi Nair May 21 (Reuters) – Coco Gauff has thrown out the mental playbook that comes with being a defending champion, declaring she’s done with the pressure of trying to “defend, defend” as she looks to retain her French Open title. With Aryna Sabalenka arriving at the tournament under an injury cloud and Iga Swiatek no longer as dominant on clay as she once was, Gauff is among the […]

May 21 (Reuters) – The following are some of the contenders for the women’s singles title at the French Open, which begins on Sunday: ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN) * World ranking: 2 Two-time French Open quarter-finalist Rybakina started 2026 on a high note as she won her second Grand Slam at the Australian Open, her first since Wimbledon 2022. Rybakina, who could not go past the fourth round of any major […]

May 21 (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national team have been forced to cancel World Cup buildup events in Kinshasa due to the Ebola virus outbreak and will instead continue preparations in Belgium, a team spokesperson said. The squad had planned to hold a training session open to fans as well as a send-off ceremony with the country’s head of state Felix Tshisekedi on Monday as they prepare […]

PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Cambodians on Thursday morning honored their village’s guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. The “He Neak Ta” ritual has been celebrated annually for several hundred years by the villagers in Phum Boeung, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of the capital, Phnom Penh. The ceremony, which has become increasingly rare in modern times, […]

By Feras Dalatey May 21 (Reuters) – Syria will attend the G7 summit in France next month as a guest nation and be represented by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, three sources familiar with the matter said, marking Syria’s first participation in a summit of the group since the forum was founded in 1975. An invitation to Sharaa to attend the June 15-17 summit in Évian-les-Bains, southeastern France, was hand-delivered to Syrian […]

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a regular breifing on Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was pursuing escalation of the conflict between the two countries. (Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Hugh Lawson) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, May 21 (Reuters) – A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side. The 8,849-metre (29,032 feet) Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China and can be climbed from both sides. Expedition operators say there were no climbers on […]