UN rights chief Volker Türk has warned that civilian casualties in Yemen are rising sharply, urging all parties to show restraint as Houthi strikes on Red Sea shipping deepen the regional crisis. The conflict shows no sign of slowing, with millions already displaced and food insecure.
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Granada on Wednesday, injuring three people and forcing the temporary closure of the iconic Alhambra palace. Buildings and cars were damaged across the historic city as emergency teams responded.
UN humanitarian teams reached families trapped in Qusra village after a days-long settler blockade in the northern West Bank. But officials warn the crisis is far from over — in the West Bank or in Gaza.
Four priceless Renaissance works have vanished from an Italian museum in what authorities are calling a precision operation. No alarms sounded, no glass was broken, and no one saw a thing.
Rangelands cover more than half the Earth’s land surface and support 500 million people, yet they remain an afterthought in global climate policy. As degradation accelerates, scientists and herders alike are warning that the world can’t afford to keep ignoring the grass beneath its feet.
Three days after a devastating 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, Cali is still searching for the missing — but volunteers and survivors are rewriting the story of the city’s response. In the ruins, something unexpected is taking hold.
Mourners gathered Thursday to remember 44 lives lost in Tuesday’s ferry disaster, as candlelit tributes filled the waterfront. Meanwhile, Zambia counts votes and researchers flag a sharp fertility decline across North Africa.
Colombia’s strongest earthquake this century has killed at least 265 people, with rescuers now entering the final phase of operations as hope for survivors fades. Nearly 500 people remain missing beneath collapsed buildings across the Nariño and Cauca departments.
Humanitarian aid warehouses in Ukraine have come under direct attack, destroying tonnes of food, medicine, and emergency supplies for civilians. Relief organizations warn the strikes are making sustained operations nearly impossible across the hardest-hit regions.
Brazil’s Indigenous youth are fighting for their lands with smartphones, social media, and cultural pride. In a country losing thousands of square kilometers of forest each year, visibility has become their most powerful weapon.
