The Middle East has been simmering for quite some time. But what exactly is the situation in the individual countries of the region, from the Middle East to Central and South Asia? Are there countries ...

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A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 ...

President Trump speaks as from left, Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Vice President Vance, Secretary of State ...

It would be foolhardy to believe that the temporary truce between Israel and Iran will hold indefinitely. It is important ...

Sub-Saharan Africa, in particular, remained a primarily cash economy, due to factors including limited infrastructure and ...

South Africa’s G20 presidency wants to set up at least three projects to share energy across borders in Africa within 10 ...

South Africa is home to three of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. One is the Succulent Karoo, covering 116 000 km 2 in Western and Northern Cape provinces and across the border into Namibia. The ...

Africa experiences the world’s highest rate of forest loss, with 3.9 million hectares lost annually from 2010–2020, mainly due to agricultural expansion, fuelwood harvesting, logging, and mining.