In 60 Seconds: COP21 Climate Summit Kicks Off
  • 8 years ago
The leaders of the world's nations are gathered in Paris to reach an international agreement that aims to prevent the planet from heating over 2°C. The Venezuelan government responded to opposition leader Lilian Tintori who claimed that authorities were trying to kill her. Israel halted talks with the European Union concerning peace talks with Palestine. Taiwan revealed that it had swapped jailed spies with China. Pope Francis ended his African tour with a symbolic gesture of peace, visiting a mosque in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.