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Morocco: 7,000 participants at 8th Africities Summit

In partnership with Africities

This figure reflects the extent of seriousness of challenges in African cities. They are home to nearly 500 million inhabitants, a figure that, according to experts, will reach one billion by 2040.

Morocco

Euroviews. Can the EU turn migration into an opportunity? | View

With effective management mechanisms at a global and regional level, migration could be rendered a source of prosperity instead of a source of conflict.

Portugal

W.W.W. inventor Berners-Lee calls for net access for all at Web Summit

The inventor of the World Wide Web has called for an end to the digital divide and for the web to be free and fair for all in his keynote speech at Web Summit in Lisbon.

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Baku's Humanitarian Forum examines Globalisation & its discontents

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

A wide range of speakers attended the sixth edition in Azerbaijan to mull world problems.

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World

“We must not wait” - Former French President Hollande urges for green commitment at WGES

The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) has wrapped up in Dubai.

World

Arab Future Cities Summit showcases the Middle East’s ‘smart city’ ambitions

Held this September in Dubai, the 5th Arab Future Cities Summit showcased the newest technology aimed at finding smart solutions for modern societies.

Focus

Facing up to the challenges of the fast disappearing Aral Sea

In partnership with Turkmenistan

Focus takes stock of the situation of the Aral Sea. The subject - from an ecological point of view - is as worrying as that of deforestation in the Amazon. Five Heads of State from Central Asia just met in Turkmenistan to show their common commitment to this huge ecological and economic challenge.

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Five nations sign landmark deal on status of Caspian Sea

In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The convention sees five nations - Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan – agree to the status of the disputed body of water.

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Man kicked out of Trump-Putin news conference

A man who identified himself as a US journalist from The Nation was forcibly removed from the Trump-Putin news conference while carrying a hand-written sign.

Belgium

EU tells Trump to appreiciate allies

On the eve of a NATO summit in Brussels the European Council President Donald Tusk issued a sharp rebuke to the U.S. president over his comments about allies

World News

How important is the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit? | Euronews answers

The forthcoming meeting between the US and Russian presidents is seen as both encouraging and worrying.

Canada

Macron leads G7 charge against Trump over trade

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations are set to clash with a combative President Trump at the Quebec summit over tariffs they fear could lead to a trade war.

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Oxfam urges G7 leaders to tackle women's inequality with "Big Heads" protest

Oxfam, a global humanitarian relief organization on Thursday (June 7), depicted the G7 leaders who are due to meet in Quebec, Canada, with huge heads made out of fiberglass to bring awareness to women's economic empowerment.

South Korea

What to expect from the historic Korea border summit

From who is attending, to what they will be talking about and what they will be eating.

World News

North and South Korean leaders agree to meet at summit

Diplomats agree to historic meeting in April.

World

Trailblazing tech

We travel to Dubai this week to interview innovators on the ground at the World Government Summit, with an exclusive interview with musician will.i.am

World News

Venezuela's Maduro not welcome at key Americas summit

Venezuela's president is criticised by neighbouring nations for his handling of the country's economic and political crisis.

United Arab Emirates

Artificial city to give a glimpse of life on Mars

The United Arab Emirates plans to construct a Mars Science City near Dubai to simulate human occupation on the Red Planet.

United Arab Emirates

The World Government Summit 2018 In Brief

Today marks the last day of the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai, where prominent thinkers, experts and policy-makers gather to talk about technology and innovation in a range of fields.

France

One Planet summit seeks fund to fight global warming

Two years after the COP 21 climate change summit, French President Emmanuel Macron hopes the One Planet summit in Paris will generate investment by wealthy countries and international companies into the fighting global warming.