New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- United States President Donald Trump declared a victory over the climate change "hoax" following philanthropist Bill Gates' apparent U-turn ahead of the COP30 summit. Gates remarked that a warming world would not end civilisation.

Trump took to Truth Social and stated, "I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax. Bill Gates has finally admitted that he was completely WRONG on the issue. It took courage to do so, and for that we are all grateful."

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates stated in a lengthy memo this week that climate change "will not lead to humanity's demise", marking what many saw as a notable shift in stance for the 70-year-old.

Gates noted that although climate change would have "serious" effe...