As wars spread, the global food system unravels
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land….
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Kazakhstan’s Election Brings a New Parliament — and More Pressure on Journalists
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s allies dominated the vote as independent observers raised concerns over a campaign marked by restrictions on critical voices.
Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons destined…
What Happens When the Last Snail Dies?
In the Snail Extinction Prevention Program lab, behind a green door in a small green trailer, little mollusks move across differently-shaded green leaves four times…
In a Drier World, Some Infectious Diseases Are Unexpectedly Thriving
Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works
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Europol Warns of Violent Shift in European Museum Heists
A new Europol report reveals that criminal gangs in Europe are increasingly turning to violent, direct force to breach museums as they target precious metals…
Philippines Arrests South Korean Woman Over Alleged $3.9B Online Gambling Operation
Philippine immigration authorities have arrested a 29-year-old South Korean woman wanted in her home country for allegedly helping operate 23 illegal online gambling websites that…
Moscow Funds Pro-Kremlin Influence Hub in Belarus
Leaked records show Moscow authorities have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars maintaining and running events at the House of Moscow in Minsk, a hub…
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children
For millions of children in Sudan, the classroom remains out of reach as the country’s civil war continues to disrupt their education. To help tackle…
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger
Among tent cities pitched on the rubble of destroyed homes in Gaza, children are, by one measure, finally getting enough to eat. By another, however,…