By UN News/Daniel DickinsonFarmers in Saudi Arabia are being encouraged to adopt new irrigation techniques as water and land resources are put under increasing pressure.Mohamed Alnwairan stands in front of a verdant citrus tree which four months henc...

By AFPAustralia's opposition said Friday its plan to launch nuclear power in the sun-baked country will be cheaper than a renewables-only strategy -- a claim blasted by the government as "fiction".With elections looming by May 2025, the conservative...

By AFPThe Council of Europe rights body on Friday criticised Italy's treatment of migrants in detention centres, citing police violence and the use of psychotropic drugs on detainees.The COE's anti-torture committee made the comments after a visit in...

By AFPMore than two-thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure enough food, as war has pushed millions to the brink of famine, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday.The number of displaced in eastern Sudan has sur...

By AFP/Tomohiro OSAKIPeople with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.Unlike reptiles and fish, which usually replace their fangs on a...

By AFPEgypt inaugurated a $500 million solar plant in the southern city of Aswan on Saturday as part of its push to boost renewable energy production after last summer's severe power outages.The Abydos Solar PV Plant, which was developed by Dubai-bas...

By UN NewsThe largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, charting a path for global action following two weeks of intense negotiations on how best to tackle land degradation, desertification and dro...

By AFPUS journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained by Russia last year before being exchanged in a prisoner swap, has revealed details about the agency allegedly responsible for his detention.His first article for the Wall Street Journal since his 16th-m...

By UN NewsThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday reiterated the need for accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela and alleged excessive use of force during protests that left at least 28 people dead.Hundreds more were repo...

By AFPLast week's slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson has brought renewed attention to the widespread dissatisfaction with the American health care system, even as prominent leaders have condemned the killing.Reports that the casings...

By AFPThe UK weather service forecast Thursday that 2025 would likely be among the top three warmest years globally, falling just behind the record-breaking temperatures set in the past months.According to the Meteorological Office's 2025 forecast, a...

By AFP/Gonzalo TORRICOIn a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal.An area called the Lithium Triangle which spills ove...