As decommissioning teams seek out unexploded ordnance in paddy fields, forests and rural pastures, Laos prepares to host a review conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
A strong El Nino expected later this year could bring drought, floods and displacement to parts of Africa. Experts say the warnings are clear, but question whether governments can act before disaster strikes.
Wildfires are raging across several parts of southern Europe. They come on the heels of massive heat waves in much of the region.
The trial against Sara Duterte is the latest escalation in a bitter feud between the Philippines’ leading political dynasties. The proceedings could have major implications for the country’s 2028 presidential elections.
More than two dozen people have died and over 100 injured following a violent dispute between different prison populations in Negombo.
Officials for the militant organization have confirmed the move, which was agreed to earlier this year in a peace deal with Israel.
Crowds have thronged the streets of Tehran in a procession for Iran’s late supreme leader. The huge event is seen as a show of strength by the theocratic regime amid peace negotiations with the US.
In Germany, where Nazi symbols and propaganda are tightly restricted by law, a new and creative strategy is being used to challenge far-right merchandise sellers: trademarks.
When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when electricity is needed most.
After a yearlong flight of a billion kilometers, a Chinese space probe is set to take samples from an asteroid. The mission is part of what President Xi Jinping calls the country’s “space dream.”