By AFP/Umberto BacchiWhen Georgian protester Irakli Pipia started praying with a feeble voice, the policeman beating him drew closer to grasp what he was saying."When he understood I was praying, he got angrier and started to beat me up aggressively...

By AFP/Nick Perry and Benjamin LegendreThis year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.The new benchmark...

By UN News/Nathalie Minard and Ana CarmoWith more than 2,526 women murdered in the past three decades – from 1993 through 2023 – and hundreds disappeared, Ciudad Juárez remains Mexico’s deadliest city for women.Local activist Norma Andrade, who was r...

By AFP/Talek HarrisYemen's warring parties and beleaguered people cannot wait indefinitely for a roadmap to peace before the country slips back to war, the UN special envoy told AFP.Hans Grundberg insisted it was "still possible" to solve the conflic...

By UN News/Dan DickinsonSome one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their future is increasingly under threat due to deser...

By AFP/Maher Al Mounes with Laure Al KhourySyria's president Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus Sunday, triggering celebrations across the country and beyond at the end of his oppressive rule.Russian news agenci...

By UN News/Vibhu MishraMigrants and refugees across Latin America and the Caribbean face profound challenges in accessing basic needs, formal employment and safe living conditions, UN agencies reported on Friday, launching a $1.4 billion regional pla...

By UN News/Daniel DickinsonAn environmental lawyer has told UN News how children and teenagers from some of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, have been moved to tears after encountering nature for the first...

By AFPMeta has signed contracts with renewable energy firm Invenergy for 760 megawatts of solar power capacity, the companies said on Thursday.The deal is part of the Facebook-owner's search for cleaner power sources, including nuclear, as its power...

By AFPPhysics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards."AI is a very important technology to regu...

By AFPAFP journalists Christina Assi and Dylan Collins were among six media personnel honoured at the Doha Forum for political dialogue on Saturday for their sacrifices reporting from conflict zones.Assi and Collins were wounded while reporting in Le...

By AFP/Marietou BÂFar from the hustle and bustle of Ivory Coast's biggest city, the tropical climes, sea air and history of Grand-Bassam have made the sleepy UNESCO-listed town a magnet for artists.Ibrahim Ketoure has thrown open his studio and galle...