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Drastic water shortages and air pollution are fuelling Iran’s protests

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

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Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This makes it harder for the body to regulate temperature and increases vulnerability…

The Conversation

Israel reopens Rafah crossing as more than 20,000 await treatment in Gaza

Over 20,000 injured and wounded Palestinians are awaiting medical treatment as Israel permits 50 out at a time

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'Executions, torture, abductions, rape': Ethiopia’s hidden conflict

Ethiopia’s Oromia is the country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and home to the capital, Addis Ababa

The Independent UK

C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’

Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to ‘culture of impunity’ in the occupied territory

The Guardian - UK

Congo: At least 200 killed in landslide in rebel-held province; govt blames Rwanda-backed M23 group

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Sunday it feared “at least 200 people” had been killed in a “massive” landslide at a militia-controlled mine in the country’s east earlier this week.

The Times of India

Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax

Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax

The Guardian - UK

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Confronting a catastrophic water crisis as millions forced to return to Afghanistan

IN FOCUS: With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, the country’s water crisis is spinning out of control – compounded by brutal aid cuts and how the Taliban is handling it. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

'If I wanted to party with young girls...': Elon Musk reacts to Jeffrey Epstein email

One of the most widely circulated emails dates to September 11, 2013. Epstein wrote to Musk asking whether he would be in New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly and said that “many interesting people” would be coming to his house.

The Times of India

Activists vow 'uncomfortable' trip for Israel president

Australia's pro-Palestine movement is attempting to turn up the heat on the Albanese government ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit.

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‘I was like a hostage. After almost 18 years on an indefinite jail term, they finally admitted my IPP sentence was wrong’

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: Haroon Ahmed, whose indefinite jail term was quashed in the Court of Appeal, says IPP prisoners are ‘hostages’ who have grown from teenagers to men watching more dangerous offenders be released, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Independent UK

The United Nations risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary-general Antonio Guterres warns

Guterres' warning comes as US President Donald Trump's administration has, in recent months, reduced its funding to some UN agencies and has rejected or delayed some mandatory contributions.

Euronews

Europe's most unique cable car rides – from an urban view in Paris to open-top cars in Switzerland

With Europe’s longest urban cable car now open in the French capital, turn your eyes to the skies for some unmissable gondola experiences.

Euronews

Takeaways from AP's report on a Sudanese doctor's escape from a Darfur city under rebel attack

Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack

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A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment

Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack

The Independent UK

A bullet shattered her knee. Now a Gaza teen's chances of walking depend on Rafah border crossing

Sick and wounded patients in Gaza desperate for medical evacuation have pinned their hopes on the promised reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt

The Independent UK

Venezuela announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons

The Independent UK

United Nations faces 'imminent financial collapse' without urgent action, UN chief says

The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time

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The Guardian - UK

Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died

Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: More shocking Epstein files released and Starmer supports Iran strikes

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Epstein files: Three million more documents released by DOJ Starmer indicates support for Trump’s potential strikes on Iran China agrees to immediately lift sanctions on British MPs Potentially habitable planet discovered 146 light years away UN calls for…

The Independent UK

What to know about Gaza's Rafah crossing, set to open Sunday

The gateway to the world for Palestinians in Gaza — the Rafah border crossing to Egypt — is set to reopen Sunday after being largely shut since it was seized by Israel in May 2024

The Conversation

South Sudan’s White Army explained: what it is – and what it isn’t

The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the country in 2018. This was followed by a period of relative calm that ended in 2025 in the wake of…

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board is holding a special session to discuss risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine as concerns mount that relentless Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure pose an increasing danger of a nuclear accident

The Guardian - UK

Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank

Exclusive: ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say

Euronews

UN calls for 52-day pause in global wars ahead of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

UN truce resolutions typically pass with broad majorities and received all 193 votes for the London Games in 2012. Yet signatories have repeatedly broken their own promises.

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