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Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to...

As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks an...

World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN...

Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid, Sudan, ...

AI explained: Why the world needs to act now

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.

El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood...

More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingl...

From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges prote...

The small Pacific Ocean island of Palau is helping communities build resilien...

UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonizati...

More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Sec...

World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich ...

The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the ch...

Over a billion fear losing land and homes within fiv...

Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more tha...

Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day

Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern c...

‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace tech...

16-year-old Raul John Aju – dubbed the “AI Kid of India” at home – is a busin...

How AI is already reshaping working conditions

From delivery couriers compelled to follow the demands of online platform alg...

War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of re...

The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s to...

Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protec...

Forests cover more than 40 per cent of Belarus. At the same time, the country...

An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullyi...

Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, ...

War in the Middle East: Cultural treasures damaged, ...

Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural si...

UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance...

All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to...