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The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency on Thursday welcomed the signing of an initial Iran-US memorandum aimed at ending the war, before proposing “to sit down” with both parties to assist with concrete measures such as verification of Iran’s nuclear programme, a key sticking point.
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For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims.
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in Bonn. Under the banner of ‘Friends of Science’, in an overflowing press conference room lined with negotiators and civil society supporters, diplomats from Fiji, Nepal, […]
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The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency on Thursday welcomed the signing of an initial Iran-US memorandum aimed at ending the war, before proposing “to sit down” with both…
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For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new…
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in…
On quiet streets across the Californian city of Monterey Park, green-and-white “YES on Measure NDC” signs stood on front-yard lawns as volunteers walked door-to-door, drumming up support among residents to…
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Ahead of an upcoming hearing on 19 June during which the Tunis appeals court will re-examine the conviction of Saadia Mosbah, a prominent Tunisian Black human rights defender, and five of her colleagues from the anti-racist organization Mnemty, based on unfounded financial criminal charges stemming from their human rights work, Amnesty International’s…
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DPRK Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council
The continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development by The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain “a matter of serious concern,” the UN’s political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
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Hormuz crisis strangling global economy, Guterres warns, demanding solutions to end stalemate
The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions into poverty, trigger a surge in global hunger and even tip the world towards recession, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday.
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Palestinian Authority Claims Success in Local Elections amid Spiralling Crises
Palestinian Authority Claims Success in Local Elections amid Spiralling Crises eschelhaas Thu, 04/30/2026 – 16:37 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Middle East & North Africa 30 April 2026 2 minutes Palestinian Authority Claims Success […]
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Somalia’s Election Standoff and New Inflection Point
Somalia’s Election Standoff and New Inflection Point glenssen Thu, 04/30/2026 – 14:29 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Podcast / Africa 30 April 2026 1 minute Somalia’s Election Standoff and New Inflection Point This week on The Horn, Alan […]
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Hormuz disruption deepens energy shock through vulnerable regions
With no end in sight to the shipping stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz and as Brent crude oil prices hovered at around $118 in trading on Thursday, the prospect of running out of fuel, gas and more has focused attention in the world’s capitals on finding solutions, quickly.
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Central Asia celebrates 20 years as a nuclear-weapon-free zone
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan was once the Soviet Union’s primary testing ground for nuclear weapons. Today, in an age of rising nuclear threats, the Semipalatinsk Treaty – which saw a group of Central Asian countries renounce nuclear weapons in 2006 – is more relevant than ever.
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AI in advertising risks fuelling information crisis, UN warns
With spending on advertising topping $1 trillion a year worldwide, the United Nations on Wednesday highlighted the untapped power of major brands to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence, warning that a failure to act could deepen a global information integrity crisis.
What fossil fuels really cost us in a world at war
Anne Jellema is Executive Director of 350.org. The war on Iran and Lebanon is a deeply unjust and devastating conflict, killing civilians at home, destroying lives, and at the same time sending shockwaves through the global economy. We, at 350.org, have calculated, drawing on price forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Goldman Sachs, just […]
Six nations at Santa Marta could shape fossil fuel futures
Christopher Wright is the principal analyst at CarbonBridge, a decarbonisation consulting firm. The Santa Marta Conference has rightly been hailed as a pivotal opportunity to re-imagine the world’s relationship with fossil fuels. However, the sixty-odd countries gathered this week represent only 15% of the world’s total fossil fuel production, and a small but critical handful […]
Brazil leads “encouraging” decline in global rainforest destruction in 2025
Forest destruction in the tropics eased by over a third in 2025, thanks in large part to Brazil’s stronger environmental protection which drove forest loss not caused by fires to a record low in the country, an annual survey showed. In 2025, the world lost 4.3 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest – an area […]