Four years after the coup, Myanmar remains on the brink
Myanmar’s Enduring Polycrisis: Four Years into a Tumultuous Journey, launched on Wednesday, points to the bleak picture of a nation in freefall, with nearly half the population living below the poverty line, essential services crumbling and the economy in disarray….
DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO
The internet also remains down in the provincial capital and only mobile phone networks are functioning, with M23 fighters apparently in control of “a significant portion of the city” after intense clashes with the Congolese army, UN agencies reported on Wednesday. Aid…
From policy to progress: UN deputy chief Mohammed outlines path for Africa’s clean energy transformation
“Access to electricity is not just a matter of convenience; it is a fundamental human right that underpins economic growth, education, healthcare, and gender equality,” Ms. Mohammed told African Heads of State attending the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in…
Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect
If implemented, the two new laws passed in October will simultaneously prohibit Israeli authorities from contacting UNRWA and ban the agency from operating in war-ravaged Gaza and East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler. As…
Russia reports destroying 104 drones as Ukraine targets some areas far from border
Russia said Wednesday it shot down 104 Ukrainian drones overnight as attacks targeted several areas that Ukrainian forces do not routinely assault deeper inside of Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry reported shooting down about three-quarters of the drones in areas…
Truth struggles against propaganda and censorship on China’s DeepSeek AI
Washington — Just one week after its initial release, China’s new artificial intelligence assistant, DeepSeek, has shocked American financial markets, technology companies and consumers, rocking confidence in America’s lead on emerging large-language models. The tool caused a nearly $1 trillion…
Zelenskyy orders report on US support programs
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered government officials to report on the U.S. support programs whose funds are “currently suspended” under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. “These are humanitarian programs,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address Tuesday. Nearly all of…
Ukrainians skeptical Trump can end war with Russia on acceptable terms
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised repeatedly to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. But some Ukrainians are skeptical Trump can do anything to make President Vladimir Putin pull back his troops. The problem, as some analysts see…
Russia weds biolab, organ harvesting conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine
Moscow continues to push the discredited disinformation narrative that the Ukrainian state is systematically engaged in illicit organ harvesting. Russian officials and state-owned news outlets propagate speculations that Kyiv and the U.S. prolong the war to keep ongoing bioweapons experiments…
AI technology helps boost forest conservation in Kenya
Conservationists in Kenya are using an artificial intelligence-powered application to monitor forest degradation and launch reforestation. The data collected by the application is also used to project the amount of carbon that can be stored by a growing patch of…