In the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, children are more likely to die than adults. But it’s not always due to the disease. Specific medicines for younger people are often harder to come by.
Climate change, conflict, and trade tensions are putting pressure on the global food system. New research suggests the biggest risk is not food shortages, but whether societies can peacefully adapt to change.
Germany has high-security labs while Kosovo has Hyalomma ticks and experience with the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Working together, German and Kosovar scientists are fighting the disease and its vectors.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to revive efforts to end the war. But the latest diplomatic push seems to have produced no breakthrough.
Hungary’s new prime minister promised he would recover billions stolen or diverted by the previous administration. A new "super authority" is about to begin that work. Its success or failure will have a big impact.
In July, a Syrian court sentenced former dictator Bashar Assad to death for crimes against his own people. But after 14 years of civil war, many survivors are demanding more when it comes to transitional justice.
Shein and Temu are expanding across Africa with low prices and vast product ranges. Businesses and unions warn the growth could come at a cost for local jobs.
The devastating Himalayan glacial floods have raised broader questions about who should bear the costs and responsibility for the impacts of climate-related disasters.
A Nigerian environmental group says that at least 37 people died trying to siphon crude oil off a ship illegally. Police acknowledged a fatal incident but gave fewer details, saying investigations continued.
Houthi forces are trying to secure high ground and solidify their control of the entry to the Red Sea in the southwest. The Iran-backed militia abandoned a shaky truce with the Saudi-backed government-in-exile in July.
