Eight Russian citizens remanded in Baku over drug smuggling from Iran
A court in Baku has ordered four months of pre-trial detention for all eight Russian citizens accused of trafficking drugs from Iran....
The Arctic is heating up 3.5 times faster than the global average, raising alarms over geopolitical tensions, melting ice, and threats to UK security, according to new warnings by scientists and officials.
This shift is accelerating sea ice loss, exposing previously inaccessible areas to shipping, military operations, and extraction of oil, gas, and minerals. As Foreign Secretary David Lammy visits the region, he emphasized that the Arctic’s transformation is not only an environmental issue but also a national security concern for the UK.
Lammy announced new funding for Arctic research and AI surveillance in cooperation with Iceland to better monitor hostile activity. Experts say melting Arctic ice will disrupt weather patterns in the UK, raise sea levels, and increase risks to critical infrastructure. With greater access through the Northern Sea Route, countries like Russia and China may expand their presence near European waters.
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also warned that Arctic temperatures could reach 2.4°C above recent averages in the next five years. This contributes to a global trajectory dangerously close to breaching the Paris Agreement’s 2°C warming limit—once considered a distant threat. Unless major changes occur, the world is heading toward more extreme climate impacts, migration, and instability.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign as political and economic tensions mount.
Following a deadly glacier collapse in Blatten, near the Swiss Alpine village of Kandersteg, the town is on high alert as melting permafrost and shifting rock threaten another potential disaster after it was buried a month ago.
The Russian government has approved the creation of the Black Sea State Nature Biosphere Reserve, according to a decree published Sunday on the government’s official website. Black Sea Biosphere Reserve is the largest nature reserve in Ukraine which is now under Russian occupation.
Over a third of Tuvalu's population has applied for Australia's climate visa, as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the Pacific nation within decades.
Heatwaves gripping Europe have pushed temperatures above 40°C, fueling wildfires and triggering weather alerts across several countries.
Greek firefighters are battling a large wildfire south of Athens as the country faces its first major heat wave of the summer, with temperatures nearing 40°C and strong winds fuelling the flames.
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