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Trump heralds imminent Ukraine peace whilst formalising his Board of Peace at Davos, even as Greenland sovereignty remains firmly non-negotiable.

More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebanon bears the ecological scars of war. Avocado orchards are gone and beehives destroyed. So, too, are the livelihoods they supported. Meanwhile, fields and forests have disappeared under the intense fire caused by white phosphorus shelling.…

The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of conduct and determine agendas for collective action.

The U.N. World Food Program warns that over a million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food aid soon without new funding

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said that once the group is formed ‘we can do pretty much whatever we want to do’, days after his threats to Greenland

International coalition of legal groups focuses on political intimidation of lawyers and judges in US – once a role model

US president holds signing ceremony at World Economic Forum amid concerns new body seeks to replace UN

A massive fire this week has destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing more than 2,000 people

The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.

Foreign secretary says Britain supports president’s Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of Putin

Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.