Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been shaken by a surge in brutal attacks on civilians by ...

While global plastic production reached 413.8 million metric tons in 2023, less than 10% is recycled. Plastic pollution harms ecosystems and human health, with studies showing accumulation in organs.

Pierre Sage will return to Lyon with Lens, while Paul Pogba has finally taken part in Monaco's team training. The Premier League is also back in action with Real Madrid signing an Argentine prodigy.

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Paris Saint-Germain has officially announced the signing of Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier for €40 million. Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarnyi is expected to arrive from Bournemouth.

In Spain, soaring temperatures have sparked several wildfires in the country's northern regions. Authorities ordered the evacuation of hundreds of people in Castille and Leon as a precaution.

Drug cartels in Ecuador are gaining influence, in part due to the widespread poverty in the country that makes it easy to recruit dealers. Also: Could forest dieback be an opportunity for more diverse ...

The 20-year sentence against former Prime Minister Succes Masra signals an ever-shrinking space for dissent under chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby. Some fear this could inflame tensions in a ...

Finnish prosecutors have charged the captain and two officers of a tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" with sabotage on Monday, accusing them of dragging an anchor along the Gulf of ...

Brazil's President Lula da Silva said the move is supposed to "create new things" out of the crisis resulted by Donald Trump's tariffs. But Lula also said his country is still ready to negotiate.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, however, is continuing to work toward the deportation of Syrians, his ministry said.As with the recent renewed deportation of people to Afghanistan, the ministry ...

Luis Enrique's team are competing in today's UEFA Super Cup, which sees the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League face off against one another. Having returned from holiday a week ago ...