Global progress in reducing child mortality has slowed, with 4.9 million children dying before the age of five in 2024, according to a UN report published today. Of those 4.9 …
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An international study of drug consumption traces in wastewater from 25 European countries reveals a “sharp decline” in MDMA/ecstasy consumption and a “strong increase” in cocaine and ketamine detections. The …
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US president Donald Trump again suggested Venezuela become a new American state, after the South American team defeated the United States and won the Baseball World Classic. “State,” the president …
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has confirmed the death of Basij militia leader General Gholamreza Soleimani, which had been announced earlier today by the Israeli military. Iran’s ideological force stated on its …
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US president Donald Trump today said the United States “no longer needs” the support of NATO allies for the military operation in the Strait of Hormuz, after several countries refused …
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The director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, today submitted his resignation to president Donald Trump in protest against the war the country and Israel are waging …
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Mozambique wants Europe to “mobilize investments capable of transforming immense energy potential”
by Martim SilvaMozambican president Daniel Chapo today called for European Union investment in the energy sector in Brussels, saying this is the path to establishing four million new connections and achieving universal …
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The UN warned today that 45 million additional people — primarily in Asia and Africa — will be pushed into acute food insecurity as a consequence of the war against …