Europe Wildfire-Prone Summer Days More Than Double Since 1981
AI-generated representative image: A wildfire burns across a hillside in southern Europe as a firefighting vehicle responds, illustrating the intensifying fire
Scientific Reports study links intensifying fire weather across southern Europe directly to global warming as France, Spain, Greece, and Turkiye battle record blazes.
Iran Poll: 77.5% Back Strait of Hormuz Control Despite US War Risk
Nationwide survey shows over 75% of Iranians also favor military retaliation against US and Israeli targets
How Nasser's 1952 Revolution Engineered Africa's Decolonization
Seventy-four years after the July 23 Revolution, Cairo's role as the nerve center of African liberation movements remains a defining chapter in Global South history.
Europe Needs African Gas to Avert Looming Energy Crisis
EU faces urgent need for African natural gas and LNG as Russian energy imports dwindle
Plastic waste chokes Yemen's agricultural valleys amid war
Farmers in Wadi Dawan struggle to clear irrigation channels of plastic debris as experts warn of damage to soil and public health
US-Iran strikes escalate after ceasefire collapse in Middle East
Strait of Hormuz dispute fuels daily military exchanges as oil prices surge amid CENTCOM and IRGC confrontations
US strikes Iran as IRGC reports Hormuz tanker fires
CENTCOM targets air defences as IRGC warns of Strait of Hormuz disruption in Bahrain and Kuwait
Hamas appoints Khalil al-Hayya as political bureau chief
Wartime Shura Council run-off names veteran Gaza negotiator
NATO Ankara Summit Pledges €70B Ukraine Aid for 2026
Long-term NATO military assistance plan amid Russia talks demands
Lindsey Graham dies at 71, reshaping US foreign policy
The South Carolina senator’s hawkish record on Ukraine, Israel and Iran drew global controversy and shaped GOP national security debates
Yemen truce under strain as clashes hit Hodeidah
Red Sea security fears and Sanaa airport flights dispute add pressure as prisoner exchange talks stall
Social media use hits 5.66bn as under-16 bans spread
Digital 2026 data shows 18 hours weekly use as governments weigh child online safety rules and addictive design feature bans