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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN…
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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 […]
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 on Thursday, the need for change is palpable. Delegates are grappling once again with overcrowded agendas, growing demands on limited negotiating time, external geopolitical pressures […]
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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…
Six months after a landmark treaty to protect the high seas entered into force in January, a group of West African nations is calling for the Eastern Atlantic to be…
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Kazakhstan/China: Drop Charges against Activists for Xinjiang Protests
Click to expand Image Family members and neighbor (far right) of Alimnur Turganbay, a Kazakhstan citizen detained in China, outside their house in Uzynagash village, located outside Almaty, Kazakhstan on August 4, 2025. © 2025 Chris Rickleton (London, January 15, 2026) – Kazakh authorities should drop charges against 18 Kazakh activists who peacefully protested against Chinese government […]
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Bangladeshi Women, Girls, Minorities Face Rising Violence
Click to expand Image Activists attend a procession to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 25, 2025. © 2025 MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via AP Photo On February 12, Bangladesh is scheduled to hold its first general elections since the country’s August 2024 Monsoon revolution. But […]
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Brutal Police Raid on LGBT-friendly Venue in Azerbaijan
Click to expand Image A view of Baku’s skyline, Azerbaijan, June 9, 2022. © 2022 Hoch Zwei/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Last month, Azerbaijani police raided a venue in the capital Baku, known as a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and detained over 100 people. According to witnesses and independent media, those detained […]
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Trump hails call with Venezuela’s ‘terrific’ interim leader
The US president said he had a "great" conversation with Delcy Rodriguez, who described her first call with Trump as "productive and courteous."
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FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home
FBI agents searched Hannah Natanson’s home as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information. The paper said investigators told her she was not a focus of the probe.
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Why Iran’s fate means more to oil markets than Venezuela’s
While markets appeared barely fazed by the fate of Venezuela’s oil industry, they are considerably more nervous about the potential impact of internal unrest and foreign escalation when it comes to Iran. Rightly so?
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Tech-savvy Mykhailo Fedorov is Ukraine’s new defense minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine’s defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say?
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Syria: No end to conflict between Kurds, central government
The past week’s fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve.
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The UN is ‘worth fighting for’: General Assembly President
With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities for its resumed 80th session.
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Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions of civilians, senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday.