International

UNESCO-designated sites—long celebrated for their cultural and natural value—are now emerging as critical buffers against biodiversity loss and climate change, according to a new global assessment. Titled People and Nature in…
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The Trump administration has reportedly drawn up a “naughty and nice” list ranking NATO allies based on their defence contributions and support for the US-led war involving Iran, according to a report. The list, prepared ahead of NATO…
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Britain and France have agreed on a new three-year deal aimed at curbing undocumented migrants from making dangerous crossings of the English Channel, according to a French interior ministry roadmap seen on Wednesday. Under the agreement,…
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Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday that Ukraine could face heightened risks in securing U.S. anti-missile defence systems if the conflict involving Iran drags on. In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said Ukraine has received only…
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Candidates vying to succeed Antonio Guterres as the next head of the United Nations pledged on Wednesday to revive the crisis-hit global body through reforms, while upholding its core mission of peacekeeping and development support. Four…
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A crash involving a MQ-4C Triton during the ongoing tensions around Iran has been confirmed through data from the United States Navy and publicly available flight logs. According to a report cited by Axios, the Naval Safety Command’s…
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Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the edge, endangering the livelihoods and health of over a billion people, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has…
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Indigenous communities across regions—from the Pacific to the Amazon—are facing intensifying climate impacts, even as governments fall short of enforcing landmark international rulings on climate responsibility. At the United Nations this…
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Hours after saying he had no plans to extend the ceasefire with Iran, Donald Trump reversed course, announcing an extension while citing a request from Pakistan and awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran. In a Tuesday interview with…
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There are no children left in the Afghan border village of Barikot, where a school has been shattered by shelling and its playground lies empty after weeks of fighting with Pakistan. Nearly all of the village’s 8,000 residents fled when…
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