El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions…
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Former Kyrgyz Security Chief Sentenced for Trying to Violently Seize Power
A Kyrgyz court has found former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev guilty of attempting to violently seize power from his longtime ally and friend, President Sadyr…
Companies Awarded Security Contracts in Mexico’s Largest Airport Had Ties to Alleged Gun Traffickers
As Mexico hosts the World Cup, MCCI reports on arms trafficking allegations against two men who were involved in companies now in charge of airport…
Businessman Who Allegedly Posed as CIA Agent Wooed Indonesian President and His Brother
Controversial businessman Gaurav Srivastava ingratiated himself with Indonesia’s most powerful family, securing preliminary agreements for multi-billion-dollar defense deals, documents show.
Jessica Burbank on the Rise of Flock Safety and America’s Surveillance State
As Americans are told to accept an ever-expanding web of cameras, drones, and AI-powered policing in the name of public safety, few journalists have followed…
Libyan Authorities Weaponize Xenophobic Rhetoric to Justify Mass Migrant Expulsions, HRW Warns
Rival Libyan authorities have launched a sweeping wave of detentions and expulsions, deploying incendiary public rhetoric to justify a crackdown that puts thousands of migrants…
Zelensky Demands Severing of Russian Supply Chains; Targets Irish Refinery
Shortly before a devastating missile strike on Kyiv forced him to cut his Dublin trip short, the Ukrainian president targeted an Irish refinery allegedly fueling…
Racism significantly impacts access to sport: Independent expert
From high participation costs and restrictions on Palestinian athletes – to bans on Muslim women wearing hijabs – racism continues to shape who gets to…
Ukraine: Rescuers work to save trapped residents after wave of Russian attacks
Aid agencies in Ukraine on Thursday rushed to respond to a massive uptick in deadly strikes by Russia, including one of the largest attacks on…
Venezuela’s earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows
A week after earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, hospitals in La Guaira are buckling under the weight of the disaster – and the risk of…