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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in 2023 halved from the previous year to its lowest level since 2018, government data…
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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank welcomed the case brought by South Africa in the International Court of Justice accusing…
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Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after US, UK strikes in Yemen
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Left-wing critic of Putin detained ahead of trial for ‘justifying terrorism’
A Russian court on Friday ordered Sergei Udaltsov, a prominent left-wing activist, to be held in pre-trial detention until Feb.…
Spain says it will not intervene in Red Sea
Spain will not intervene militarily in the Red Sea region out of “a commitment to peace” and any country doing…