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Military sources warn that the withdrawal of UNIFIL troops would remove the only witnesses to the Israeli invasion

The decline in support for Zelenskiy on his trip to the US confirms the change of tone among Kyiv’s partners in favor of negotiations with the Kremlin

In the shadow of the long and bloody military occupation of Gaza, the presence of Israeli troops sparks doubts about the duration, intensity, and result of the operation across its northern border

Tshering Tobgay defends the index that measures the happiness of citizens, which he considers more relevant than GDP, and explains why a tourist tax has been established for those who want to visit the Himalayan country

The airstrikes, the second against the Lebanese capital during the current offensive, killed at least seven members of a health organization linked to Hezbollah, which launched dozens of missiles and drones against Israeli territory

Up to 180,000 Lebanese and Syrians have crossed into the neighbouring country, which is still at war, in the last week. With hardly any airlines flying and seats at a premium, hundreds of people with means and a Schengen visa are escaping by yacht to Cyprus

The Israeli prime minister rejected UN dialogue initiatives and lashed out at Iran for sponsoring terrorism in the region from Gaza to Lebanon

The Israeli prime minister insists on proceeding on a war footing despite a US and French proposal to agree on a 21-day truce

The fundamentalists’ latest edict, which prohibits women’s voices from being heard in public, consolidates a gender apartheid. Meanwhile, fear, violence and mental health issues grow in the face of international paralysis

The Israeli army left a trail of destruction, with four people killed, damage from air strikes, bulldozed streets and shattered doors and windows in the Fara’a refugee camp, the first location from which it has withdrawn

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have called on the UN to take action against Kyiv over its alleged support for ‘terrorism in Africa’

The fundamentalist movement has ratified legislation that toughens social repression a few days after the third anniversary of their return to power following the withdrawal of Western troops

The United Nations has released a new report warning of the environmental impact of digitalization. ‘Tech companies are monetizing the Anthropocene,’ argues one expert

A latent tension that has been simmering for decades has exploded and the escalation of violence has turned the region into a hotbed of geopolitical interest — but also, a much-needed source of learning

The three men have been camping outside the organization’s headquarters in New York for a week in protest against the political situation in their country

Keir Starmer’s government demands responsibility from social media platforms after the riots sparked by the deaths of three young girls and has criticised Elon Musk, who permits disinformation on X

The use of the Danube and Constanta ports in Romania, coupled with the success of securing the Odesa-Bosphorus route, has boosted Ukrainian grain exports to near pre-war levels

Organized crime in Mexico has found in the mangroves an ideal, remote spot to hide their synthetic drug laboratories, leaving fishermen in Sinaloa to deal with contamination affecting their homes and livelihoods

Thousands of clandestine labs to manufacture synthetic drugs are dumping tons of toxic chemicals into Mexico’s most fragile ecosystems. Who is in charge of protecting the environment against the growing number of these laboratories? Quinto Elemento Lab investigates

If all refugees, internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and other people in need of international protection were brought together in one country, they would form the 12th largest in the world, with a population similar to that of Japan

Missiles fired by the Lebanese fundamentalist militia reached Tiberias, 25 miles from the border, where 12,000 evacuees are being put up in hotels. The displaced see only one option: open war

The facility, run by UNRWA, housed people displaced by the war. The Hamas government in the Strip places the toll at 40, including 14 children. The Israeli army says the ‘precision’ airstrike targeted between 20 and 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militiamen

The NGO Action Against Hunger warns that 30% of children under two years of age in the Strip are suffering from acute malnutrition

The NGO Rebuilding Alliance maintains facilities where hot meals are prepared in the Strip but is forced to frequently change location depending on security and Israeli military operations

An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe

In 2022, the first year of sharp rate hikes to curb rising inflation, the countries of the Global South paid almost $50 billion more in debt than they received in new financing, according to data from the UN’s trade and development arm

Israel itself has resurrected support for Palestinian self-determination through its actions in the Strip, in one of its biggest diplomatic setbacks at a time when its reputation is increasingly in decline