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Children among the dead as heavy rains flood tents and shelters in Gaza

An infant reportedly drowned and five Gazans were killed – including three children – when a sand dune collapsed on their tents as...

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‘Exceptional’ extreme temperatures to continue into next year, UN reports

In April this year, roughly 146.5 million Indians were exposed to an extreme heatwave with temperatures hitting a sweltering 47℃.   Read More

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Security Council LIVE: Strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, as peace talks loom

The Security Council met in New York on Ukraine Monday. Russian strikes on energy infrastructure are threatening millions with another cold, dark winter,...

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Families who fled Ethiopia for Kenya’s Moyale need food, water and shelter

The International Organization of Migration (IOM) and partners are calling for urgent funding to support tens of thousands of people who have escaped...

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COP31 opens in Antalya: Can climate promises finally deliver results?

Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer grand declarations and more concrete...

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World News in Brief: El Niño’s $11 trillion price tag, Mozambique and Yemen updates

The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to $11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN...

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Beyond the broken glass: The human cost of the 1938 November Pogrom

On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters...

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‘For the first time I have my own chair’: Gaza siblings find new freedom

In Gaza, 10-year-old Anas is one of three siblings born without legs and with only two fingers on each of their hands. They...

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World News in Brief: Civilians killed in DR Congo, Ukrainians wrestle with return, Guterres calls out ‘normalisation’ of force

World News in Brief: Civilians killed in DR Congo, Ukrainians wrestle with return, Guterres calls out ‘normalisation’ of force During the attack, attributed...

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‘No Escape’ for refugees on the frontlines of the climate crisis

‘No Escape’ for refugees on the frontlines of the climate crisis Vulnerable as they are, climate financing is failing to reach many communities...