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Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows

The climate cost of the first two years of Russia’s war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by...

China’s maritime militia: the shadowy armada whose existence Beijing rarely acknowledges

Chinese fishing boats started swarming the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in mid May. Some had already been drifting around the picturesque...

Sandy Hook massacre survivors graduate high school without 20 of their classmates

Sandy Hook shooting survivors have graduated high school without 20 of their...

Sudan war: Evidence that Iran and UAE drones used

5 hours agoBy Abdelrahman Abu Taleb, BBC News ArabicReutersAccording to a UN report presented to the Security Council earlier this year, aviation-tracking experts observed a civilian...

Argentina Senate passes Milei reform bill amid riots

Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic reform plans, while protesters set fires and clashed with...

Ukraine war briefing: Russian strike on city of Kryvyi Rih kills nine, including five children

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s southern city of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday killed nine people and injured 29, including five children,...

G7 summit: Italy prepares to host, with the Pope set to appear

2 hours agoBy Mark Lowen, Rome CorrespondentEPAAnd so Italians in this gorgeous coastal region will watch as helicopters fly in and soldiers prowl the streets. Some,...

US widens Russia sanctions in banking crackdown

6 hours agoBy Tom Espiner, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US has broadened its sanctions on Russia, including a fresh crackdown on banks dealing with sanctioned entities.It expands...

Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC

Russia engaged in a “deliberate pattern” of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in early 2022, which amounted...

Sandy Hook survivors graduate from high school

More than a decade after a mass shooting in a quiet Connecticut suburb, a group of survivors from Sandy Hook Elementary School are graduating...

Oldest ever US organ donor believed to be 98-year-old man

Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver.Allen, a...

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