6:21 pm, Saturday, 29 November 2025
BREAKING NEWS
Dung-DNA study ups African forest elephant count significantly
Researchers using genetic analysis of dung samples report that forest elephant populations in parts of Africa may be nearly 20%
Angolan villagers swap turtle hunts for coastal patrols
In Angola’s Longa estuary region, former sea-turtle hunters are trading spears for binoculars. Once engaged in capturing turtles for meat
China’s 2025 coal-plant approvals drop sharply
In the first three quarters of 2025, China approved just 41.8 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired electricity capacity — a
Afghan Taliban accuse Pakistan of deadly airstrikes as border tensions spike
Civilian casualties in eastern Afghan provinces Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says Pakistani warplanes carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces,
COP30 outcome leaves world searching for next steps on fossil fuels
Funding pledges without a clear phaseout plan Negotiators and activists left the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, with a
Palestinian economy ‘wiped out’ by two-year Gaza war, UN warns
UN report on historic collapse The Palestinian economy has suffered its worst collapse on record after two years of war
Peshawar suicide bombing targets security force HQ
Morning parade turns into mass-casualty attack Security in Pakistan’s northwest is again under scrutiny after two suicide bombers stormed the
Deadly floods in Vietnam and Thailand expose climate-risk gap
Monsoon chaos across Southeast Asia Torrential rains across Vietnam’s central belt and parts of Thailand have triggered severe flooding and
China courts Germany on rare earths as G20 turns to critical minerals
Rare earths diplomacy at the G20 China’s premier has turned a tense dispute over rare earths into an opening for
UK Review Calls for ‘Radical Reset’ of Nuclear Regulation
Labour government seeks to cut costs and delays Britain must overhaul the way it regulates nuclear power if it wants
