AI is already helping farmers predict droughts and manage crops more efficiently, but the environmental cost of training large models and running vast data centres is raising alarms. Meanwhile, cooling – once seen as a luxury, now a survival need in many parts of the world – remains one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse […]
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Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access to drinking water,” according to the latest UN human rights report about the situation in the Caribbean island nation. Haiti is facing a dire humanitarian, political and security crisis due to gang violence, compounded by […]
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“Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest catastrophe, tell us that they’ve endured starvation…displacement, rape and bombardment,” Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, told reporters in Geneva. “Pregnant women have given birth in the streets as the last remaining maternity hospitals were looted and destroyed.” […]
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Seven years since his last trip, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is back in D.C. for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump. 🏛️ Back in Washington On November 18, 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will walk into the White House for talks with President Donald Trump. It’s his first U.S. visit […]
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Sudan, already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, is witnessing a surge in humanitarian needs after the city of El Fasher in North Darfur fell to the Rapid Support Forces. Now, as people attempt to flee the ongoing brutality sweeping through El Fasher, the EU is allocating another €1 million in humanitarian aid. This funding […]
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Summary: Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense has confirmed that a C-130 military transport aircraft crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border shortly after taking off from Azerbaijan. Video footage shows the plane breaking apart mid-air before impact. Search and rescue operations are underway, with no immediate details on casualties released. ✈️ Incident Confirmation The crash was confirmed […]
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Independent politician takes office at Dublin Castle, pledging unity, peace, and climate action. In summary: Catherine Connolly has been inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th President, taking office in a ceremony rich with symbolism and tradition. Her speech set out priorities of peace, neutrality, climate action, and inclusivity, marking the start of a new chapter in Ireland’s […]
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Between Friday and early morning Monday, at least 15 civilians were killed and over 70 were injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday night, missile and drone attacks affected 10 regions: Chernihiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy. Matthias Schmale, the humanitarian coordinator for the country, condemned the attacks, saying “civilians and civilian objects are fully protected under international humanitarian […]
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Since the Rapid Support Forces militia – which has been battling the military government – captured El Fasher after more than 500 days of siege in late October, nearly 89,000 people have fled from Tawila, Melit, Saraf Omra, and other localities. Some families have sought refuge in Tina, near the Sudan-Chad border, where already overwhelmed […]
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🚨 Scale of Detention Crisis According to human rights organisation Reprieve, an estimated 56,000 individuals are currently detained without charge or trial in North East Syria, including 29,000 children. This represents the highest concentration of children arbitrarily detained anywhere in the world, raising urgent concerns about international law and humanitarian obligations. ⚖️ Arbitrary Detention and […]
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