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SIPRI: With peace elusive, nuclear weapons make a comeback
Governments are increasingly turning to nuclear deterrence. As the global arms buildup intensifies, so do the risks, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warns.
Has Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland’s sympathy?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sparked outrage with the renaming of an army unit. Polish President Karol Nawrocki wants to strip him of his country’s highest order. Can PM Donald Tusk smooth things over?
Reports: Iran uses war as cover for increased executions
Iran already had one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world. Now, rights groups say, the country is using the current conflict to carry out even more executions, in an attempt to repress dissent.
Sweden mulls prison for young teens as violent crime rises
In the fight against escalating gang crime, Sweden’s parliament will vote on plans to hold 13-year-olds criminally responsible and, in serious cases, imprison them. Other European nations are also lowering age limits.
From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline
Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours, the December 2025 presidential election is due to take place, but the rebels of the “Azande Ani Kpi Gbe” (AAKG) militia have launched an offensive to seize the city and derail the polls.
Five things you need to know about ocean plastics
From surgical gloves to water bottles, shopping bags and chewing gum, every part of our daily lives includes plastic. They epitomise convenience – their durability makes our dependence on them inextricable, but it also stifles the environment.
Yemen: Huthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff
The de facto Huthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release the dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who have been arbitrarily detained over the last two years, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International said today. The Huthis’ arbitrary arrests of humanitarian workers has a direct impact on the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people in critical need of aid. […]
Hunger in Oleshky: Ukraine asks for evacuation
The Ukrainian city of Oleshky has been occupied by Russian troops since 2022. Many residents are cut off from the outside world and living in dire conditions. Now, Kyiv wants to rescue them.
Fujimori or Sanchez? Peru vote marks 10 years of turmoil
Sunday’s presidential runoff in Peru pits Keiko Fujimori against Roberto Sanchez in an election marked by social tension, rising crime and declining confidence in political institutions.
As hot summer, blackouts loom, Iraq looks to solar power
With so much sunlight, Iraq is very well-positioned to use solar power to help fix its annual summer electricity crisis. So why is it that Iraq’s government has only recently started to take solar power seriously?
