The consumption of aviation fuel has been significantly increased by the on-going war in Ukraine, according to a journal report published on Wednesday. Numerous flight routes between Europe and Asia once passed over Russia and Ukraine, but since the Russian invasion of its neighbour, airlines have been using different routes. This extends the journ

Climate change poses a massive threat to German security, a major intelligence report said on Wednesday. The 77-page study, compiled on behalf of the Foreign Office by a group of scientists and Germany’s foreign intelligence service (BND), argued that climate change could lead to economic losses, political instability and an increase in migra

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Wednesday, less than two weeks b

Since war broke out in Ukraine, Western airlines have been charting longer routes to avoid flying over Russia, with a discernible impact on emissions. After Russia launched its invasion in February 2022, it banned Western planes from entering its airspace. Initially, “there was a drop in flights between Western countries and East Asia as airlines [

Highland Council has approved more than £162,500 of funding to help reopen a 117-year-old tower dedicated to a Victorian soldier. Maj Gen Sir Hector MacDonald, who was nicknamed Fighting Mac, fought in wars in Afghanistan and was an aide to Queen Victoria. He took his own life in a Paris hotel in 1903 after fellow […]