Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html A supercharged El Niño is coming – are we ready? Europe: Brazen hacking of former MEP investigating Pegasus abuses exposes painful inaction over spyware EU: ‘Send them back’ chants a moment of reckoning to confront racism in Europe Israel/ OPT: Fears mounting for arbitrarily detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya amidst reports his life is in grave danger  Türkiye: Conviction of peaceful environmental activist Esra Işık, “a devastating blow”  Emmanuel Macron visits Syria, 18 months after Assad’s fall Weapons of long-ago conflicts still haunt people of Laos Can India, Europe build a clean energy supply chain beyond China? Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of abuse Senegal’s power struggle: Referendum to decide on constitutional reform As deadly as war and as powerful as governments, global organized crime remains in the shadows US: President Trump pardons 11 people, including Clean Air Act violators Afghanistan among the world’s largest displacement crises UN maritime agency seeks release of 44 detained seafarers as food runs low Ukraine: Latest Russian assault leaves at least 14 dead in Kyiv From AI to ‘killer robots’: UN chief issues urgent governance call Global push for AI governance amid warnings of ‘catastrophic harm’ Students leave Gaza to continue studies, others in limbo Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece, France and Spain Kielce pogrom in Poland: 80th anniversary of 1946 massacre Occupied Palestinian Territory: Aid restrictions in Gaza, ‘senseless’ infant deaths in the West Bank Trump set to put NATO unity to the test at Turkey summit Ukraine strikes oil terminals near St. Petersburg in Russia Venezuela quake: UN continues to scale up as damage estimate reaches $37 billion The moral test US founding father Thomas Jefferson failed? Invisible peacebuilders: How ‘diplomacy works’ to prevent conflict As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments  Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge Sri Lanka: Answers needed about Haiti deployment amid ongoing impunity over child abuse allegations  Lebanon/ Israel: Framework agreement betrays victims of war crimes in Lebanon Self-immolation of Tibetan man outside UN highlights long-standing Chinese repression AI drones made in Germany see duty on Ukraine’s front line Can inspectors return to Iran’s nuclear sites? Maltese tycoon faces trial over Caruana Galizia murder Civilian dangers multiply as drones transform Ukraine’s battlefield Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods World Bank’s climate work can endure without finance target, experts say Tunisia: Refugees and asylum seekers trapped in cycle of abuse after authorities dismantle crucial safeguards Indonesia: Caning of unmarried couple for kissing on TikTok violates prohibition of torture Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Withdrawal from the Rome Statute consecrates impunity and threatens to deny victims of war crimes justice and reparations  Thailand: Child crashes vehicle into group of monks Vatican excommunicates rebel SSPX bishops, followers Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas detained at Istanbul airport EU targets Chinese imports amid trade talks Iran turns Khamenei funeral into show of power Venezuela’s earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows A safe return home: Tackling stigma on Uganda’s Ebola frontline