Friday, April 23, 2021

TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Friday, April 23rd: *) Biden opens climate summit with impressive pledges US President Joe Biden has pledged to cut domestic carbon emissions in half by the year 2030. He made the announcement when he opened a two-day virtual climate summit with world leaders. Biden urged other nations to take decisive action and hopes his move will spur China and other big polluters to speed up efforts of their own. *) Israeli police and Palestinians face off in Jerusalem Israeli police have injured at least 32 Palestinians during clashes in occupied East Jerusalem. The clashes occurred after police blocked off Damascus Gate, a traditional outdoor gathering spot for Palestinians during Ramadan. Meanwhile, far-right Jewish group Lahava fueled tensions by holding a protest and chanted, “Arabs get out!”, near Damascus Gate. *) Al Sharpton delivers eulogy at Daunte Wright funeral It was an emotional farewell in Minneapolis, at the funeral of Daunte Wright, an Black man who was shot by a white police officer last week. Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and spoke about continuing the fight for justice and change in the US, to prevent future killings by police. Former officer Kim Potter, who killed Wright, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. *) Putin ready to resolve issues with Ukraine Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to talk to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to try and repair their relations. Moscow announced it will withdraw some of its soldiers who've been involved in military drills near Ukraine's border. There've been weeks of rising tensions there with Ukraine worried about another possible Russian invasion. And finally … *) Elon Musk reveals rules for $100M CO2 removal challenge Elon Musk is offering inventors the largest incentive prize in history. A cool $100 million to anyone who can develop ways to fight global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or ocean. The prize mon