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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of…
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping plot is another character facing an odyssey of its own: the Mediterranean Sea.
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling for renewed action to end the conflict.
Steven Stone is acting director of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Office of Science In 1934, American economist Simon Kuznets presented a paper to Congress advocating for a new way of measuring economic performance. The United States was reeling from the Great Depression, and Kuznets – a future Novel prize winner – wanted to gauge just […]
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping…
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling…
Steven Stone is acting director of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Office of Science In 1934, American economist Simon Kuznets presented a paper to Congress advocating for a new way…
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Reacting to the acting Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed on 6 August, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director,…
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Responding to a New Mexico judge’s ruling that Meta’s platform design harmed children, Amnesty International USA’s Deputy Director of Research, Justin Mazzola, said: “This verdict is an important step towards creating safer social media for children and young people.…
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Russian dissident artist Semyon Skrepezki murdered in Poland
Skrepezki was known for his scathing caricatures of Russian President Vladimir Putin. His suspected killer has been apprehended.
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Israel says it’s cutting ties to EU’s Kaja Kallas
Israel’s foreign minister says he is severing contact with the EU’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. Gideon Saar attributed the move to a media report alleging that Kallas compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.
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US-Iran talks: Hope and skepticism in the Swiss alps
World leaders welcomed an end to fighting and relief from a global energy crunch — but critics doubt a lasting deal is in sight. Will history be made in Switzerland?
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US-Iran deal: Between conflict and compromise
The US and Iran are starting tough negotiations after signing a ceasefire agreement. DW looks at the red lines, and where both sides could agree.
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Poland: Arrest after Russian artist and Putin critic killed
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Lublin police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of the Russian national and critical artist known as Semyon Skrepetsky. He said investigators were still seeking a "mastermind."
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UN upholds freedom of movement for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The United Nations has again called for freedom of movement for its peacekeepers in Lebanon who continue to closely monitor developments in the south of the country, including in the wake of the recent provisional agreement signed by the United States and Iran.
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Libya’s political process regains momentum, but window for action is narrowing, UN envoy warns
Libya has been mired in political dysfunction since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, which shattered State institutions and triggered recurring struggles over legitimacy and power.
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Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
The Security Council is in session for an open briefing on Gaza, convened at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory’s humanitarian crisis is being overshadowed by wider regional developments. The meeting takes place under a ceasefire that has existed in name since October 2025 – but under nearly 1,000 […]
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US makes $1 billion contribution to UN child rights and food agencies
Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children and hungry families in more than 40 countries.
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‘Stop this madness’: Rights chief warns of impending atrocities as militia closes in on El Obeid, Sudan
The UN’s top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.