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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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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.
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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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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…
1 min read
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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Women and girls caught up in Yemen’s ‘forgotten crisis’ bear the heaviest toll as funding falls
Yemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are of childbearing age, placing reproductive health at the heart of the emergency.
European, island states seek clear future for global roadmap to cut fossil fuels
The global roadmap on transitioning away from fossil fuels now being developed should be a “continuing conversation” which is part of UN climate talks, not just a one-off report, several governments told the Brazilian COP30 Presidency on Friday in Bonn. During a 90-minute exchange of views at the annual mid-year climate talks in Germany, several […]
Climate adaptation helps African nations tackle rising conflict over resources
Somali farmers and herders battered by droughts, floods and decades of conflict are starting to get help in the form of climate-smart crops and animals, new wells and restoration of barren landscapes to boost their resilience in a warming world. Some of this support is being provided under Ugbaad, the Somali name for a new […]
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Iran-US deal: What are the main sticking points?
The US and Iran may be nearing a breakthrough, according to Donald Trump. DW looks at what has emerged so far, and the key risks and challenges shaping any possible agreement.
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Sahel juntas are ‘crushing’ basic freedoms
In the Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, military rulers are increasingly clamping down on press freedom and freedom of expression. Many journalists, bloggers and activists have been forced into exile.
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India bets big on domestic drones for future warfare
India is preparing to place its largest-ever military drone order, a procurement worth more than $2 billion that could rapidly expand the country’s unmanned warfare capabilities.
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Why bear attacks are rising fast in Japan
Experts say bears are less afraid of humans as hunter numbers fall, pushing them beyond their traditional habitats in search of food.
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Fast-track border checks, return centers, ‘mandatory solidarity’: What the EU’s new asylum rules could change — and what they may not.
Germany aims to further reduce the number of new asylum seekers. The reformed EU asylum law (CEAS) came into effect on Friday, but experts say it is unlikely to achieve all it sets out to do.
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More strikes impact Lebanon hospitals as humanitarian situation deteriorates
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is being pushed further into crisis as hostilities continue between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants – and essential services and healthcare are targeted.
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UN ‘encouraged’ by talk of possible US-Iran ceasefire deal
The United Nations continues to monitor developments amid conflicting reports on Friday of a possible ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said in New York.