By AFPOpium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said Thursday, but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the narcotic.Poppies have long flourished in Myanmar's remote borderlands, wh...

By AFPHuman-induced climate change fuelled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making landfall, a new study said on Thursday.Five typhoons and a tropical storm hit...

By AFPNarges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her.The 52-year-old has been jailed repeatedly over the past 25...

By AFP/Nina LARSONUN investigators say they have compiled secret lists of 4,000 perpetrators of serious crimes in Syria and hope the fall of Bashar al-Assad will help ensure accountability up to the highest level."It is very important that the top-le...

By UN NewsThe UN Secretary-General has expressed concern over the hundreds of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Syria since the overthrow of the Assad regime, calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the demilitarized zone in the strateg...

By AFP/Richard CARTERAs marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world's top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced "huge disappointment" at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to make them legally accountab...

By AFPGaza's civil defence agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 58 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks.The latest bloodshed came despite growing optimism that negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage rel...

By AFPCharacter.AI, once one of Silicon Valley's most promising AI startups, announced Thursday new safety measures to protect teenage users as it faces lawsuits alleging its chatbots contributed to youth suicide and self-harm.The California-based co...

By AFP/Dave CLARKThe dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime has thrown light into the dark corners of his rule, including the industrial-scale export of the banned drug captagon.Victorious Islamist-led fighters have seized military base...

By UN NewsCoinciding with Universal Health Coverage Day on Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2024 Global Health Expenditure Report, revealing troubling declines in government health spending.The report, titled Global Spending...

By AFP/Anna KorkmanAt a popular meeting spot for substance abusers near central Helsinki, even the addicts warn that Finland has a spiralling drug problem, particularly among young people.The situation had reached "a whole new level", one man in his...

By AFP/Richard CarterA feared Sudanese militia chief "willingly and enthusiastically" participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture.Prose...