[CPJ] New York -- With more than three weeks still to go to the end of the year, the number of journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2025 already equals 2024's record figures, data gathered by the Committee to Protect Journalists shows.
HOUSTON/LONDON, Dec 10 - More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data.
[Lesotho Times] The Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho (IEC) has earned a prestigious continental accolade after the Electoral Integrity Global Report 2025 ranked Lesotho fourth in Africa for the quality and credibility of its electoral processes.
Every day, workers lay 305 satellite-linked buoys in waters along the New South Wales coastline.
The Golden Globes honored Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and Indian actress Alia Bhatt at a glitzy gala dinner during the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Sabry was named the recipient of the Omar Sharif Award and Bhatt received the Golden Globes Horizon
[UN News] Global temperatures are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis.
[UN News] Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and rapid technological change are leaving millions behind.
[IPS] Nairobi -- A new study and interactive dashboard released today in Nairobi at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) finds that current international financial flows remain billions of dollars short of what is required to achieve the global
[The Conversation Africa] The Zambezi is Africa's fourth longest river, flowing through six countries: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it becomes the largest river to flow into the Indian Ocean.
[The Conversation Africa] A dynamic new "consumer class" emerging from Africa is attracting international attention. With the prospect of rising incomes and a young population, international consulting firms see the continent as the next frontier for consumer goods. Global
A prominent shogi player says current rules force players to choose between their children and careers.
Cambodia accused Thailand of violating the ceasefire agreement and the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord.
Nicknamed the “dinosaur egg”, it is considered one of the rarest salt varieties in the world.
Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell death—to survive treatment. Instead of dying, these “persister cells” leverage this sublethal signal to regrow. Because the mechanism is non-genetic, it
The “South Park” Season 28 finale brought Christmas cheer to the small Rocky Mountain town and saw Donald Trump and Satan’s baby meet an untimely demise. At the episode’s climax, Trump, JD Vance, Peter Thiel and Pete Hegseth prepared for a showdown in the hospital against Stan,
The junta has increased air strikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil war.
Michael Oberlies says the footage of Sean Combs talking to his team was released "by a third party who covered for me for three days while I was out of state"
Once a picturesque Red Sea port, the city of Aden in government-controlled Yemen has been transformed by the massive influx of people fleeing war: electricity cuts are constant, running water scarce and the meagre public services badly overstretched. The centuries-old city has
A new report from researchers at the University of Derby has highlighted the positive impact that a city park's urban rewilding project is having on both people and nature.
As part of the EU project ECOTIP, an international team of researchers, including the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, has analyzed the sea off Greenland more comprehensively than ever before. The key question: How is the area developing in the face of climate change and environmental
Vietnam has reserves of 3.5 million tonnes of rare earth minerals, ranking it sixth globally.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve has "been way behind" on cutting interest rates before its narrow vote later in the day. "Well I think the futures markets expect that the Fed is going to cut rates, a kind of small amount of
Tropical Cyclone Senyar devastated large parts of South-east Asia after forming in the Malacca Strait, killing nearly 1,200.
BEIJING, Dec 11 - A proposed pipeline to carry gas from Siberia in Russia to China requires \"tremendous work, jobs and negotiations,\" a senior Chinese researcher said on Thursday.
Researchers uncovered how shifting levels of a brain protein called KCC2 can reshape the way cues become linked with rewards, sometimes making habits form more quickly or more powerfully than expected. When this protein drops, dopamine neurons fire more intensely, strengthening
The manosphere is big business today. Once a niche network lurking on the margins of the internet, this diverse community of male supremacist cultures has grown into a transnational profit-making enterprise.
Jakarta reportedly backtracked on several commitments, “reneging” on what the two countries had agreed.
The temple has long been a flashpoint during periods of bilateral tension.
US President Donald Trump said he expected to speak on Thursday with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia to demand a halt to their renewed clashes.
If you go to a pro sports event today, there's a good chance the stadium or arena will be powered at least in part by renewable energy. The team likely takes steps to reduce energy and waste. Some even claim to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, meaning any emissions they
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she made a deal on Wednesday to change her "no" vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to allow her anti-transgender bill to be voted on next week. "I made a deal and changed my NO vote on the rule to a Yes in exchange for
Senario members Azlee Jaafar, Abdul Wahid, Lan Pet Pet, Illya Buang, Saiful Apek and Yassin Yahya will stage a concert in Malaysia next year as part of the group's 30th anniversary.
Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’ The climate crisis supercharged the deadly storms that killed more than 1,750 people in Asia by making downpours more intense and flooding worse, scientists have reported.
The escalation targeting President Nicolás Maduro revives a Cold War playbook that had severe and lasting consequences for Latin American democracies and economies.
An animal cemetery at a once-bustling port adds to growing evidence that Romans collected and deeply cared for these primates The post Top Roman Military Officers Loved Their Pet Monkeys appeared first on Nautilus .
Experts have called India a hedge against AI - reflecting the absence of Indian companies in the global boom.
The girlboss is a cultural phenomenon created—and then deconstructed—by media hype. A study titled "The Rise and Fall of the Girlboss: Gender, Social Expectations and Entrepreneurial Hype" reconstructs the rise and fall of women entrepreneurs in media narratives. It shows how
From tiny streams to gigantic rivers like the Mississippi—microbes in sediments work tirelessly to maintain key biogeochemical cycles. However, as temperatures rise, they tend to operate frequently in stress mode. This is the conclusion of an international study led by the
Hotel rates at 96 Marriott and Hilton hotels skyrocketed after FIFA unveiled the 104-match schedule Saturday.
The renewed fighting is the most serious since a five-day exchange of heavy artillery in July.
The new visa program promises U.S. residency in "record time."
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday to prevent President Trump's face from appearing on the "America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands" passes to be used in 2026. The Department of the
It was a show of force after Chinese and Russian military drills in the skies and seas around Japan.
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, speaks to the BBC in Oslo after her secretive journey.
Everyday acts of care—tightening a loose hinge, patching up a wall, or simply moving a crate—may seem mundane. But a new study from Ritsumeikan University shows that these small repairs are key to sustaining autonomy and an inclusive social life in a squatted space in Japan.
As sustainability demands grow, sustainability professionals—along with many other groups—are increasingly expected to help drive the transition within the construction sector. Yet their roles are often both unclear and constantly shifting, making it difficult to know what
Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers flew from the Sea of Japan to rendezvous with two Chinese H-6 bombers in the East China Sea, then conducted a joint flight around the country, Tokyo said.
Experts believe that a maximum-class earthquake and tsunami is imminent.
TOKYO, Dec 11 - U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan with Japanese fighter jets, Tokyo said on Thursday, a show of force after Chinese and Russian military drills in the skies and seas around Japan and South Korea.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday shared an AI-generated video depicting President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller in handcuffs. The video shows the three sitting on a step outside, their hands behind their