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After another deadly night of clashes in Lebanon, aid agencies issued a new alert for Gaza, where 265 Palestinian children have been killed since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN climate chief expressed disappointment and denounced governments for “cherry-picking” commitments they have already made and waiting for others to move first. In their final hours on Thursday evening, the talks tried – and failed – to reach a deal that […]
Wealthy nations in the G7 have agreed to work more closely together to secure the minerals they need for the energy transition, AI and defence, and to diversify supply chains away from China, calling for more cooperation with “like-minded partners”. But the agreement adopted at this week’s G7 leaders’ summit in France is vague on […]
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After another deadly night of clashes in Lebanon, aid agencies issued a new alert for Gaza, where 265 Palestinian children have been killed since a ceasefire was announced in October…
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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN climate chief expressed disappointment and denounced governments for “cherry-picking” commitments they have already made and…
Wealthy nations in the G7 have agreed to work more closely together to secure the minerals they need for the energy transition, AI and defence, and to diversify supply chains…
By Paul Watkinson, Stefan Ruchti-Crowley, Anju Sharma, Ovais Sarmad and Benito Müller. In the corridors of the World Conference Centre in Bonn, where the June Climate Meetings (SB64) will conclude…
One of the key tasks for this year’s Bonn talks is to agree on how to put into practice the indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation, which were hurriedly…
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Saada 16 January 2026
Saada 16 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:47 Saada, Yemen Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 The U.S. Treasury sanctioned “21 individuals and entities and identif[ied] one vessel that have transferred oil products, procured weapons and dual-use equipment, and provided financial services” for the Houthis.
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Washington 16 January 2026 #2
Washington 16 January 2026 #2 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:45 Washington Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Wikoff asserted that “I hope there’s a diplomatic resolution [on Iran]”, which would cover “nuclear enrichment… missiles – they have to cut back on their inventory… the actual [nuclear] […]
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Washington 16 January 2026 #1
Washington 16 January 2026 #1 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:44 Washington Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 President Trump wrote: “I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of them), have been cancelled by the leadership of Iran. Thank you”!
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Tehran 16 January 2026
Tehran 16 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:43 Tehran Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed that Iran had “extensive documentation indicating the involvement of the U.S. and Israel in these terrorist actions [protests]”. Relatedly. President Masoud Pezeshkian also alleged that the U.S. and Israel played a role.
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Lebanon 16 January 2026
Lebanon 16 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:42 Lebanon Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 Lebanon’s health ministry reported one fatality from an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon.
Roadmaps and Colombia conference aim to shift fossil fuel transition into higher gear
Two years after governments agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems, a series of conferences and consultations in 2026 will move the conversation on to how the transition should be carried out in a fair and orderly way, according to those leading key international processes. On Thursday, Climate Home News hosted an […]
At ‘Davos of mining’, Saudi Arabia shapes new narrative on minerals
As competition for natural resources fractures the global order, Saudi Arabia is cementing its position as the centre of gravity for international discussions to accelerate the production of minerals the world needs for clean energy and digital technologies. Ministers and senior representatives from more than 100 countries gathered in Riyadh this week for the Future […]
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Pakistan: Authorities must end judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatta
Responding to the cancellation of bail of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and an order to immediately arrest them in a bogus case relating to “anti-state” tweets, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “This baseless trial of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha is a blatant abuse of the justice system. Pakistani authorities must end the judicial harassment and coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights. “The ‘cyber terrorism’ and […]
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Cambodia: Victims must be protected as thousands ‘leave scamming compounds’
Responding to emerging videos that appear to show the release and escape attempts of victims from scamming compounds across Cambodia, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said: “Footage appearing to show the mass release and escape attempts from scamming compounds of individuals who are possibly victims of human trafficking and torture raises concerns that […]
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Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
Click to expand Image Fires are lit as protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2026. © 2026 Anonymous via Getty Images Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings of protesters after nationwide protests escalated on January 8, 2026.The mass killings by Iranian security forces are a stark reminder that rulers who massacre […]