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Flooding has become the world’s ‘foremost climate hazard’, according to experts. So what do we do about it?Devastating floods ravaged…
After six years of one of the world’s worst financial crises, Lebanon’s cabinet has approved a draft law that could…
Unrest grips Syria’s Mediterranean cities after a deadly mosque attack sparks demonstrations.Protests have erupted across Syria’s coastal regions, marking a…
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history —…
Fewer than 50,000 Christians now live in Palestine, under threat from Israel’s illegal occupation and attacks.Palestinian Christians have gathered at…
Libya mourns military chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, who was seen as a unifying figure amid deep political divisions.The Libyan…
Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements stands to redraw the occupied West Bank, undermining prospect of two-state solution.The Israeli security…
Algerian lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on the draft law, which parliament’s speaker calls a ‘defining milestone’.Lawmakers in…
Gaza’s residents face deadly winter storms as weakened, bombed-out homes collapse.The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip deteriorated sharply late…
The richest 10 percent of the world’s population owns three-quarters of all personal wealth.The richest 10 percent of the world’s…