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Governments at the annual oceans summit reaffirmed commitments to protect key marine ecosystems including the…
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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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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 have they really won?
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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…
1 min read
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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In Europe — unlike in Asia — changes to decades of international norms and institutional systems are often interpreted as a loss. However, these changes may also mark the beginning…
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Saudi defense deals could change Middle East security
Riyadh is in talks with Somalia, Egypt and Turkey about two new defense pacts. What impact will they have if they go ahead?
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What you can do to bypass authoritarian surveillance
How can people use the internet in authoritarian countries like China, Russia and Iran without revealing their identity? Are there workarounds besides VPNs and proxy servers?
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From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought
“Giving up is not an option – so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.
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US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe as a result.
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Protests in Iran: Official casualty figures in doubt
The number of people killed in the brutal suppression of protests in Iran remains unclear, with reports that the injured are avoiding medical assistance out of fear.
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US-NATO deal: Relief and mistrust in Greenland
A "framework" agreement between the US and NATO has defused the dispute over Greenland. There is cautious relief among residents, but also fear of becoming a geopolitical pawn once again.
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Where is the US-China AI ‘race’ heading in 2026?
With American tech continuing to dominate developing the frontier of artificial intelligence, China is holding its own with globally popular cheaper models and plans for building an AI-powered economy in the near future.
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How Israeli settler violence empties Palestinian villages
Settler violence has forced over 100 people out of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks, rights groups say. The pattern of harassment is also being repeated elsewhere.
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US defense plan focuses on homeland, limits help to allies
A new Pentagon strategy paper breaks with much past US defense policy, while ignoring climate change as a growing threat. It also foresees allies receiving less military support from Washington.
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‘Cycle of attacks must end’: Lead UN official in Ukraine
The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile strike on several major Ukrainian cities, killing and injuring civilians, and knocking out energy infrastructure amid sub-zero temperatures.