The border crossing with Egypt is the only one not controlled by Israel, which has bombed it at least three times. Cairo fears a huge influx of refugees and wants security guarantees to reopen it for humanitarian access
Palestinian civilians across Gaza are struggling for survival in the face of an unprecedented Israeli operation against the territory
Glaciologist Ximena Aguilar Vega has dedicated herself to investigating the tones of the seas and ice of the Arctic and Antarctic, mixing science with art, photography, and poetry
A feeling of fragility has spread among the Israeli population due to the inability of its army to prevent the Hamas attack and the state’s military deployment in the West Bank in support of settlers
With schools demolished by shelling and students evacuated, educators continue to give classes from basements or air raid shelters to provide a small sense of normalcy
The conflict threatens wider consequences such as the cooling of the Israeli-Saudi dialogue, new tensions between the West and Iran, and accusations of double standards leveled at Israel’s supporters
Taliban restrictions and poverty are causing a mental health crisis, with families feeling increasingly forced to marry off their daughters to make ends meet, or to prevent them being forced to wed extremists
This meteorological summer — June, July, and August — has been the warmest on Earth since at least the mid-1850s, when reliable records began
Last July, Russia broke the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement signed in summer 2022 with Turkey and the UN that allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported to international markets
The most recent figures show that the number of planted coca hectares increased from 204,000 to 230,000 in 2022 and the government is rolling out a ‘concerted effort to swap one economy with another’
The fighting that broke out in April, added to previous violence, especially in the Darfur region, has forced over seven million people to flee their homes
Azerbaijan is increasing its demands on the government of Nikol Pashinyan after regaining control of the territory, while the opposition has called the prime minister a ‘traitor’ for seeking peace negotiations
Populist and far-right parties are capitalizing on the discontent and fatigue of their citizens in the middle of electoral periods in Slovakia and Poland
The inhabitants of the Libyan city devastated by Storm Daniel have survived the overthrow of Gaddafi, Islamic State, and the conflict between parallel governments for control of the country
Medical material and humanitarian aid has begun to arrive in Libya, where the total number of dead and missing after the floods has risen to 20,000
The lungs of Indians, Congolese and Bangladeshis are in worse condition than those of a person who has smoked for years. The UN wants to create a global fund to combat an issue that has become the world’s biggest public health problem
The Libyan Red Crescent puts the death toll from the disaster at over 11,000 with thousands of people still missing. An investigation is being called for amid public anger over institutional failures and lack of response
International aid is gradually arriving in the flood-hit region after rains from Storm Daniel smashed through two dams. According to a local official, 25% of the town has disappeared
The number of planted hectares went from 204,000 to 230,000 during 2022, while the tonnage of drugs that has been produced reached 1,738, the highest figures ever recorded
The head of delegation for Libya for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that 10,000 people are missing after the floods
The Nairobi conference is aiming to build a united front ahead the COP28 meeting in Dubai later this year
The anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin has set alarm bells ringing over Pyongyang supplying weapons to Moscow in return for nuclear know-how
A 20-year-old man has been accused under one of the harshest homophobic laws in the world, which has been condemned by the international community and human rights organizations
Kenya’s government and the African Union are launching the ministerial session while more than a dozen heads of state begin to arrive, determined to wield more global influence and bring in far more financing and support
The Russian president says the agreement that allowed Ukraine to export through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports
There is growing concern about the damage to the country’s soccer brand as the case continues to draw global attention. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with affected player Jenni Hermoso
Drawn by natural resources, the mercenary corporation operates in Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Mali, where they strive to spread Russian influence and enrich the Kremlin
