GLASGOW (Diya TV) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at a global climate summit with a bold pledge: the world’s third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070. The announcement injected new life into talks that had been set back.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Indian counterpart External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met once again to discuss a host of regional and global issues, including the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The ongoing conversation is seen as an effort to strengthen indo-pacific cooperation.
British bank Barclays announced chief executive Jes Staley is quitting after an investigation found past links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the bank says the preliminary conclusion “makes no findings that Staley saw, or was aware of, any of Epstein’s alleged crimes. C.S. Venkatakrishnan will take over the CEO role.
