COP 30 climate talks

COP 30 climate talks

COP 30 President Correa do Lago holds a press conference on the final day of the 30th session of the meeting, officially called the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 22, 2025.

COP30 in Brazil

COP30 in Brazil

Participants arrive at the venue of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on the event's final day on Nov. 21, 2025.

Interview with climate change expert Morgan

Interview with climate change expert Morgan

Environmental activist and climate change expert Jennifer Morgan gives an interview in Belem on Nov. 19, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

Interview with climate change expert Morgan

Interview with climate change expert Morgan

Environmental activist and climate change expert Jennifer Morgan gives an interview in Belem on Nov. 19, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

South Korean Environment Minister Kim Sung Whan speaks to the press following a minister-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of Parties, known as COP30, to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Andre Correa do Lago (C), president of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties, known as COP30, chairs a minister-level meeting of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Simon Stiell, U.N. Climate Change executive secretary, delivers a speech at a minister-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties, known as COP30, to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025.

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese environment minister at COP30

Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivers a speech at a ministerial-level meeting of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2025.

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Amazon protection rally near COP30 venue

Indigenous people call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest during a rally in Belem on Nov. 15, 2025, as the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, gets under way in the Brazilian city.

COP30 meeting in Brazil

COP30 meeting in Brazil

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Japan's pavilion at the venue of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 30, opening the same day in Belem, Brazil, and running through Nov. 21.

COP30 meeting in Brazil

COP30 meeting in Brazil

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2025, shows the venue of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, opening the same day in Belem, Brazil, and running through Nov. 21.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, begins in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2025.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, begins in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2025.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2025.

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

COP30 climate summit in Brazil

The venue for the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP30, is pictured in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2025.

30th Anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women - NYC

30th Anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women - NYC

Annalena Baerbock (front), president of the 80th UN General Assembly session, speaks during the High-level Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women at UN headquarters in New York, USA, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Wu Xiaoling /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

30th Anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women - NYC

30th Anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women - NYC

Annalena Baerbock, president of the 80th UN General Assembly session, speaks during the High-level Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women at UN headquarters in New York, USA, on September 22, 2025. Photo by Li Rui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

King Felipe VI (r) presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space, at the Cervantes Institute, on June 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting has been organized by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, in collaboration with the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB), which is hosting its XXIII Plenary Session on June 4 and 5. The meeting aims to promote and strengthen Ibero-American university cooperation in the field of languages. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

King Felipe VI (c) presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space, at the Cervantes Institute, on June 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting was organized by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, in collaboration with the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB), which is hosting its XXIII Plenary Session on June 4 and 5. The meeting aims to promote and strengthen Ibero-American university cooperation in the field of languages. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

King Felipe VI presides over the meeting of Presidents of Associations of Universities of the Ibero-American Space, at the Cervantes Institute, on June 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting has been organized by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, in collaboration with the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB), which is hosting its XXIII Plenary Session on June 4 and 5. The meeting aims to promote and strengthen Ibero-American university cooperation in the field of languages. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

King Felipe VI presides over the meeting of Presidents of Associations of Universities of the Ibero-American Space, at the Cervantes Institute, on June 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting has been organized by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, in collaboration with the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB), which is hosting its XXIII Plenary Session on June 4 and 5. The meeting aims to promote and strengthen Ibero-American university cooperation in the field of languages. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

The King presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space

King Felipe VI (c) presides over the meeting of Presidents of University Associations of the Ibero-American Space, at the Cervantes Institute, on June 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting was organized by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, in collaboration with the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB), which is hosting its XXIII Plenary Session on June 4 and 5. The meeting aims to promote and strengthen Ibero-American university cooperation in the field of languages. Photo by Marta Fernández Jara / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

Finland's NBA player Lauri Markkanen at the Team Finland practise session during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, 30th of August 2023. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

Finland's Henri Kantonen carries Miro Little during the Team Finland practise session during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, 30th of August 2023, in background Edon Maxhuni, Ilari Seppälä and Alex Murphy (R). LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

Finland's NBA player Lauri Markkanen at the Team Finland practise session during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, 30th of August 2023. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EU competitiveness ministers discuss green transition, single market

STORY: EU competitiveness ministers discuss green transition, single market DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference (credit: SVT) 2. various of reporters (credit: SVT) 3. various of photo session (credit: SVT) STORYLINE: The green transition and reinforcing the European Union (EU) single market were the focus of talks among EU competitiveness ministers on Tuesday in Stockholm. Declining economic performance, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the energy crisis, rising inflation and climate change are all affecting businesses in the EU, said Johan Forssell, Swedish minister for international development cooperation and foreign trade. "It's therefore important to develop the single market and drive the green transition forward to strengthen long-term competitiveness," Forssell added. The EU single market celebrates its 30th anniversary in January 2023. Over the years, many technical, legal and administrative barriers to free

China-Central Asia relations enjoy bright prospect of vibrant growth: Chinese FM

STORY: China-Central Asia relations enjoy bright prospect of vibrant growth: Chinese FM DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi STORYLINE: China's relations with five Central Asian countries, which are now at a golden age of 30, enjoy a bright prospect of vibrant growth, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. "A growing, prosperous, stable and dynamic Central Asia is in the common interest of China and other countries in the region," Wang told a press conference. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the five Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. China will continue to follow the principles of mutual respect, good-neighborly friendship, solidarity in trying times and mutual benefi