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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…
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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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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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Iraq 21 January 2026
Iraq 21 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:30 Iraq Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 The U.S. special envoy to Iraq wrote that “Iranian-backed militia groups have been financially empowered, protected and sustained” through a system of corruption in Iraq. He added: “Any serious effort to stabilize Iraq, restore sovereignty, and dismantle militias […]
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Washington 21 January 2026 #1
Washington 21 January 2026 #1 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:30 Washington Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said: “Iran needs to change its ways. They need do that. And if they do, if they indicate that they’re willing to do that, I think we can diplomatically settle this”. He […]
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Golan 21 January 2026
Golan 21 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:29 Golan Heights and South/West Syria Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 Israel targeted what it described as “Hizbollah weapons storage facilities and an underground weapons storage site” in southern Lebanon, and also killed a Hizbollah “liaison officer”. The IDF additionally announced strikes against “four border […]
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Lebanon 21 January 2026
Lebanon 21 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:28 Lebanon Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 Israel targeted what it described as “Hizbollah weapons storage facilities and an underground weapons storage site” in southern Lebanon, and also killed a Hizbollah “liaison officer”. The IDF additionally announced strikes against “four border crossings [between Lebanon and […]
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Israel 21 January 2026
Israel 21 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:25 Israel Thu, 01/22/2026 – 12:00 21 January 2026 Israel targeted what it described as “Hizbollah weapons storage facilities and an underground weapons storage site” in southern Lebanon, and also killed a Hizbollah “liaison officer”. The IDF additionally announced strikes against “four border crossings [between Lebanon and […]
Climate at Davos: Clean tech powers on despite policy wobbles
The annual World Economic Forum is underway in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, providing a snowy backdrop for leaders and CEOs to opine on international affairs, including close to 65 heads of state and government. On Wednesday afternoon, US President Donald Trump gave a speech, dialling down the rhetoric somewhat on his bid to […]
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Syria: Human rights and international law must guide next steps in north-east Syria
Following repeated rounds of fighting between the Syrian authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the military wing of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), in north-east Syria, and responding to the transfer of control to the Syrian authorities over some detention facilities and camps holding people suspected of affiliation to […]
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The Need for Progress on Justice and Reparations
Click to expand Image The grandchildren of Patrice Emery Lumumba during a session of the Brussels council chamber, in the case concerning the 1961 murder of Lumumba the first elected Prime Minister of the DRC Congo, January 20, 2026. © 2026 by Benoit Doppagne/Belga/Sipa USA via AP Photo On January 20, a Belgian court held a […]
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The World Needs Stronger UN, Not Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’
Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump speaks at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York City, on September 23, 2025. © 2025 Laura Brett/Sipa USA via AP Photo Last weekend the United Nations celebrated the 80th anniversary of the General Assembly’s first meeting. The commemoration […]
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In Niger, Your Job or Your Life
Click to expand Image Malian tanker trucks drive at the entrance of Boundiali, northern Côte d’Ivoire, on the way to Yamoussoukro and Abidjan to load oil, October 30, 2025. © 2025 Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Truck drivers in Niger now face a stark choice: risk your life or lose your livelihood. On January 6, Niger’s transport […]