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Bonn (AFP) June 25, 2025 - Turkey on Wednesday doubled down on its pitch to host 2026 UN climate talks, defying calls to step aside and let rival candidate Australia stage the high-profile global event.
Jun 25, 2025
Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2025 - China's top prosecutor has issued a rare admission that torture and unlawful detention takes place in the country's justice system, vowing to crack down on illegal practices by law enforcement officials.
Jun 25, 2025
Zagreb (AFP) June 25, 2025 - Firefighters across the Balkans were facing warnings of more wildfires and millions were told to stay at home during the hottest parts of the day, as a heatwave intensified on Wednesday.
Jun 25, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) June 24, 2025 - A Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia's rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort.
Jun 24, 2025
Dhaka (AFP) June 24, 2025 - Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor.
Jun 24, 2025
Washington (AFP) June 24, 2025 - The Trump administration said it will open up vast areas of pristine national forest to development and timber harvesting, stripping away protections in place for 25 years.
Jun 24, 2025
Rennes, France (AFP) June 24, 2025 - A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae piled along the country's western coast.
Jun 24, 2025
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) June 24, 2025 - Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades, said a report released Tuesday.
Jun 24, 2025
Dhaka (AFP) June 23, 2025 - A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the same culture of impunity continues.
Jun 23, 2025
Jerusalem (AFP) June 23, 2025 - Sirens sounded in several areas of northern Israel on Monday, after the army reported a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles, at least the third salvo in less than two hours.
Jun 23, 2025
Paris (AFP) June 23, 2025 - If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.
Jun 23, 2025
Paris (AFP) June 23, 2025 - Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.
Jun 23, 2025
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2025 - China on Monday slammed Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te over a speech in which he said the island was clearly a country, saying his fallacies would be swept into the dustbin of history, state media reported.
Jun 23, 2025
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2025 - Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far.
Jun 23, 2025
Tromso, Norway (AFP) June 23, 2025 - In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change.
Jun 23, 2025
Washington (AFP) June 22, 2025 - Democrats bristled Sunday over US President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress, accusing the Republican of violating the constitution and demanding a vote to rein in his war powers.
Jun 22, 2025
