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Africa's transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international ...

Trump and Netanyahu went all out for regime change in Tehran. This month, their electorates gave them regime changes, albeit not quite what they wanted. The wars continue, but the politics have ...

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I Accuse Leaders of the Regional Intergovernmental Organizations Contrary to the “world-loving” spirit of the United Nations ...

As the world heads toward COP31 Türkiye, I’ve been reflecting on how I think COP31 could prove to be a more revealing ...

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Taliban dress code arrests are spreading fear among Afghan women, as activists warn that clothing rules are being used to ...

On November 2, the United States launched a series of limited, defensive strikes on Iranian targets on Qeshm Island and ...

INDIA: ‘The Protest Movement Refuses to Die down, and the Government’s Legitimacy Is Now in Doubt’, CIVICUS discusses India’s ...

For years, global discussions of disaster risk in the Pacific have been dominated by climate change. Rising seas, ...

The US fertility rate has reached a historic low of 1.6 births per woman, raising concerns about population decline and the ...