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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young…
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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.
Governments at the annual oceans summit reaffirmed commitments to protect key marine ecosystems including the high seas and coral reefs, but observers said funding barriers and polluting projects are hampering progress on putting them into practice. At the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa this week, some 3,000 delegates – including government officials, scientists, business […]
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Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get her home.
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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.
Governments at the annual oceans summit reaffirmed commitments to protect key marine ecosystems including the high seas and coral reefs, but observers said funding barriers and polluting projects are hampering…
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Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get her…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has claimed that the US-Iran peace deal is a "great victory." The group, which is opposed to Israel, has certainly been bolstered by the deal. But what…
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Opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira remains under house arrest months after the Guinea-Bissau coup, deepening a political crisis and raising tensions with international partners.
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Iran: A mosaic state rife with internal conflicts
Iran is a multi-ethnic state — yet its leadership has failed to find an answer to recurring protests, minority grievances and deepening environmental crises.
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Is US president Trump more popular than polls suggest?
Donald Trump’s first year has been marked by cuts, controversies and little congressional constraint. Polls show he is nearing record low approval ratings, but he still holds sway with one critical group.
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South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state.
An Opportunity for Calm in North-eastern Syria
An Opportunity for Calm in North-eastern Syria pfranz Fri, 01/30/2026 – 19:11 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List People attempt to cross the ruins of a destroyed bridge along […]
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UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
The war in Ukraine remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety as a fifth year of combat looms, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog warned on Friday, citing continued risks to power supplies at nuclear sites vulnerable to fighting nearby.
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Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut through shifting frontlines, UNICEF warned Friday – as children live “on the brink” of survival.
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Iraqi Politics in Ferment after Trump’s Broadside
Iraqi Politics in Ferment after Trump’s Broadside emactaggart Fri, 01/30/2026 – 15:58 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Middle East & North Africa 30 January 2026 […]
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UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in South Sudan
The world’s youngest country, South Sudan, is facing continued instability and violence as military escalation looms, following reports earlier this week that a senior army commander had called on troops to inflict indiscriminate violence against civilians in Jonglei state.
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Tehran 29 January 2026
Tehran 29 January 2026 gnada Fri, 01/30/2026 – 03:52 Tehran Fri, 01/30/2026 – 12:00 29 January 2026 After the European Union agreed to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted: “Several countries are presently attempting to avert the eruption of all-out war in our region. None of them are European…. […]
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Choose peace over chaos, Guterres urges as he sets out final-year priorities
With global tensions rising and “reckless actions” triggering dangerous consequences, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for renewed efforts on peace, justice and sustainable development as he outlined his priorities for 2026 – the final year of his tenure.