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Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn

Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn The joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...

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Ceasefire extension offers diplomatic opening, but tensions persist in Strait of Hormuz

Ceasefire extension offers diplomatic opening, but tensions persist in Strait of Hormuz The UN Secretary-General welcomed the move, calling it ā€œan important step...

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Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific island nation

Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific island nation In 2025, more than 90 per cent of Tuvaluans applied for a...

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Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN labour agency

Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN labour agency 22 April 2026 Health More than...

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Libya: UN mission chief laments lack of progress towards national renewal

Libya: UN mission chief laments lack of progress towards national renewal ā€œWe are not where we would like to be in terms of...

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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Regional war threatens Syria’s fragile transition

Global perspective Human stories Two children stand in front of damaged buildings in Damascus, Syria. SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Regional war threatens Syria’s fragile...

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World News in Brief: Insecurity in the Darfurs, 100 million live with landmine threats, Singapore execution moratorium

World News in Brief: Insecurity in the Darfurs, 100 million live with landmine threats, Singapore execution moratorium More than 10 people wereĀ reportedly killed,...

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Time to apply the brakes to runaway AI, says pioneer

Time to apply the brakes to runaway AI, says pioneer Speaking at theĀ Digital World Conference (DWC): AI for Social DevelopmentĀ Ā  – co-organized by...

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As Colombia elections near, Security Council hears calls for calm

As Colombia elections near, Security Council hears calls for calm Following decades of conflict, the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP rebel group...

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 21 April: Talks unclear; Hormuz tensions continue

Global perspective Human stories A displaced family packs their belongings in their car at a shelter south-east of Beirut as they prepare to...