A $2 billion World Bank-backed investment will fund a major rail project in Istanbul, Turkey, strengthening the transport link between Europe and Asia while boosting trade and mobility.
Brazil has secured new global protections for the giant otter and striped hyena, with governments agreeing at a UN summit to strengthen international conservation efforts across borders.
China and India struck a deal to resolve a border dispute in the western Himalayas’ Ladakh region, ending a four-year military standoff and thus creating a basis for peace and tranquility along the border.
