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UN slams world's 'apathy' in launching aid appeal for 2026
Dec 08, 2025 (AFP)
"This is a time of brutality, impunity and indifference," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters, condemning "the ferocity and the intensity of the k...
IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus
Dec 07, 2025 (AFP)
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began a rare visit to Ukraine on December 1, to assess the status of key electrical substations su...
New landslide warnings issued as Sri Lanka cyclone toll hits 627; Recovery plans unveiled
Dec 07, 2025 (AFP)
A chain of tropical storms and monsoon rains has battered Southeast and South Asia, setting off landslides, flooding vast tracts and cutting off communities fro...
'No food': Indonesians scrounge for supplies after flood disaster
Dec 04, 2025 (AFP)
She was one of the lucky ones on Wednesday, when soldiers in military fatigues oversaw the distribution of rice to flood survivors. Her town Sibolga has been al...
Indonesia bucks pressure to label floods national disaster
Dec 03, 2025 (AFP)
The country has only made the declaration three times in recent memory: for a 1992 earthquake and tsunami, the 2004 tsunami that killed tens of thousands, and d...
Survivors, families seek answers to deadly Hong Kong ferry disaster
Dec 02, 2025 (AFP)
A ruling was due to be made on Thursday, but on Tuesday the hearing was adjourned to a date to be determined. But in 2012, Philip Chiu and his family had boarde...
China launches campaign against fire hazards; as calls for accountability over HK fire silenced
Nov 29, 2025 (AFP)
The inferno -- the financial hub's worst in decades -- sent shock waves through the city, which has some of the world's most densely populated and tallest resid...
China FM pledges support for Syria in 'achieving peace'
Nov 17, 2025 (AFP)
Shaibani's trip to China comes amid growing efforts to rebuild Syria's diplomatic presence after years of international isolation under Bashar al-Assad. Syria's...
Drenched and displaced: Gazans living in tents face winter downpours
Nov 14, 2025 (AFP)
"I've been trying since morning to sweep away the rainwater that flooded our tent," the Palestinian told AFP, her wet hijab sticking to her face. "The scene spe...
Italy's Meloni defends migrant deal with Albania
Nov 13, 2025 (AFP)
"Certainly, the protocol will work when the new (EU) migration and asylum pact comes into effect," the far-right prime minister said following a summit with Alb...
Cash only: how the loss and damage UN fund will pay countries
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
The mechanism was agreed at the COP27 conference in Egypt in 2022 after wealthy countries finally caved to years of pressure from developing nations. The fund l...
UN says hard winter ahead for refugees; Vicious cycle of conflict and climate
Nov 10, 2025 (AFP)
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has seen its funding from governments slashed and is trying to raise at least $35 million in public donations to help Syrian, Afgh...
UN says refugees stuck in vicious cycle of conflict and climate
Nov 09, 2025 (AFP)
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said that within 15 years the places currently hosting nearly half the world's refugees could be facing extreme exposure to climat...
Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica: UN
Nov 06, 2025 (AFP)
Melissa was one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit Jamaica and has caused the worst climate disaster in the island's history, the UN Development Progra...
Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low
Nov 05, 2025 (AFP)
A week after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, the death toll on the island stands at 32, out of at l...
US says sending $3 mn post-hurricane aid to foe Cuba; Jamaica deaths at 28
Nov 02, 2025 (AFP)
Melissa caused at least 59 deaths and massive destruction across the Caribbean this week, notably in Jamaica where it roared ashore as a top-strength Category 5...
US Navy veterans battle PTSD with psychedelics
Nov 02, 2025 (AFP)
"We're not scientists, we don't know exactly what's happening," said Jon Shenk, who co-directed "In Waves and War" with his wife Bonni Cohen. "But it does seem ...
'Nowhere to sleep': Melissa upends life for Jamaicans
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
Fisherman George "Larry" Brown of the community of Priory said the morning was quiet on the day of the storm. "Just a little rain," the 68-year-old recalled. Bu...
Mexico navy says rescued 28 teens from boat off west coast; US strikes four 'drug boats' in eastern Pacific
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
The Sinaloa Attorney General's Office said the boat had set out from southern Mexico, near the border with Guatemala, with 27 passengers aged 14 to 17, and an 1...
Funds for climate adaptation 'lifeline' far off track: UN
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Efforts to adapt to the increasingly dangerous and costly impacts of climate change -- from building defensive sea walls, to planting drought-resistant crops --...
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