In Lebanon, the currency keeps losing value, but weapons money never runs short. In Senegal, families choose between a stalled economy and the wage an armed group offers their sons. At weddings across the Bekaa Valley, celebratory gunfire is so normal it barely registers. And online, a generation is being recruited into militarised ideas of […]
A new draft text to revive deadlocked UN plastics treaty talks does not include specific measures on managing runaway plastic production, a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, drawing criticism from some countries and campaigners that ambition for the global pact is shrinking. After diplomats met in Nairobi early in July for the first time […]
Russia’s supreme court has banned the anti-war opposition party Yabloko from September’s parliamentary elections. What does this mean for the election campaign, opponents of the war and for the political mood in Russia?
Amid growing tensions and security risks at the Horn of Africa, Eritrea, with its strategically important coastal points on the Red Sea and a perceived lack of conflict, is emerging as important player in the region.
A playful tribute to Mozart has turned into a whodunit after 210 gold-colored figures disappeared from one of Austria’s busiest tourist spots. The mass theft forced organizers to end the outdoor display early.
Because of the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq cannot export enough oil to fund the country’s huge public sector. Protests have already started. Will the Iran war destabilize Iraq again?
A quarter of a century after the Ohrid Framework Agreement ended North Macedonia’s 2001 conflict, analysts warn that peace between ethnic communities remains fragile.
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms everything from how we learn, to the job market, children are adopting the technology more than three times faster than adults – exposing them to unique opportunities and risks.
The UN on Wednesday continued scaling up assistance to areas affected by the deadly earthquake that hit Colombia two days earlier.
Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
