Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Climate Change
Pakistani Village Seen as Climate-Resilient Role...
Despite being so small that it’s hard to find on Google Maps, the village of Pono in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province continues to draw attention from around the world.That’s because the village is designed to show how communities that are most susceptible to climate change can become resilient to the effects of change and self-sufficient using traditional techniques
Zimbabweans Turming Small Grains to Combat...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has praised Zimbabwe’s initiatives to switch to climate-resistant grains like millet to improve food security. In Zimbabwe, an FAO team is promoting the grains and celebrating the International Year of Millets
Kiribati Says it Will Rejoin Pacific...
Kiribati said it would rejoin a diplomatic grouping of Pacific Island countries this year, potentially ending a rift that raised questions about the relevance of the Pacific Islands Forum at a time of increased U.S.-China rivalry in the region.
Nature Photographers Images Highlight Mother Earth’s...
In a contest held by the environmental group The Nature Conservancy, nature photographers from all around the world expressed their sentiments about a planet that is ever changing.
Report: 100-Year Coastal Floods Now Occur...
According to a recent report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, coastal communities will experience more frequent “once in a hundred years” floods as a result of increasing sea levels caused by climate change.
To Reduce Carbon Emissions,India Speeding Up...
Although India is increasing the pace of its green energy projects to cut carbon emissions, coal use has increased this year as well
IMF Provisionally Agrees to Loan Bangladesh...
The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday that it had preliminarily agreed to give Bangladesh a U.S. $4.5 billion loan to help its economy stay afloat amid high inflation and challenges posed by climate change.
With Dire Predictions of Inaction,UN Climate...
The United Nations climate summit began on Sunday in Egypt as officials warned of catastrophic consequences of inaction and vowed to start helping those most affected by climate change. Farmers in the vicinity of the conference say that help is not coming quickly enough.
Are Residents Ready for California’s Phase-Out...
Regulators in California announced late last month that they had adopted a plan to require that by 2035, all new vehicles sold in the state must be powered by electricity or hydrogen
El Salvador’s Mangrove Forests Are Under...
The mangrove forests of El Salvador are under stress due to climate change.Some coastal communities are working with non-governmental organisations to save thes important coastal protection areas.