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MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Conflict continues across region amid US, Israeli and Iranian strikes

Violence in the Middle East is continuing into a fifth day, with US and Israeli strikes against Iran and Iranian missile and drone attacks reported across several countries in the region. The escalating confrontation is disrupting airspace, transport and daily life while raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Follow our live coverage for real-time […]

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EU carbon credits could supercharge world’s clean cooking push, France says

The European Union’s plan to use international carbon credits to help meet its 2040 climate target could provide a “super solution” to accelerate the rollout of cleaner cooking technologies across the Global South, according to France’s top climate envoy . With the bloc set to become a “big investor” in carbon credits as a result […]

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Explainer: Will AI data centres make or break the energy transition?

For tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, the answer to the rocketing energy needs of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres is to launch them into space, where they could tap limitless energy from the sun. But until that happens, the places on Earth where these number-crunching mega-hubs are located face big spikes in electricity demand to run […]

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Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran

Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call on all parties to protect civilians, adhere to international humanitarian law, in particular by ending unlawful attacks, such […]

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US Military’s Dangerous Slide Toward Fully Autonomous Killing

Click to expand Image Aerial photo of the Pentagon building in Washington, DC, February 2, 2026. © 2026 Julia Demaree Nikhinson/ via AP Photo The United States Department of Defense’s decision on February 27 to reject the artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s ethical red lines for AI for military use is a clear sign that the Pentagon […]