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The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained The story from a human perspective A farmer in Zambia who hasn’t seen...
Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities
Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities 30 July 2026 Peace and Security Aid workers and first responders raced to help...
Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen 30 July 2026 Law and Crime Prevention Afghans returning from neighbouring countries are...
Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says
Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says The warning comes from the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) which said that more than 434,000 hectares...
World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic
World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic “Statelessness affecting Rohingya refugees and the protracted situation...
UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation
UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation As of 24 July, the agency reports that 76...
Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo
Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo 29 July 2026 Health The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate...
Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward
Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward António Guterres was speaking to journalists in the capital Nicosia at...
Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’
Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’ 28 July 2026 Climate and Environment Climate-driven disasters are reaching “nightmare proportions” due to humanity’s “addiction” to...
Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites
Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites 28 July 2026 Culture and Education From the peaks of Mount Olympus in...