BELÉM, Brazil: World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering. About 50 heads of state and government are expected in the rainforest city of Belem for a summit on Thursday and Friday ahead of the annual UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate negotiations that open next week.

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in the city of Belem, aims to highlight the urgent need to protect the Amazon's vital ecosystem,…

This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith, says the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva