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Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza
This has caused casualties and disrupted aid operations over the past 24 hours, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at Headquarters in New York. Yet efforts to provide assistance to…
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Weekend attacks in Ukraine claim more lives and damage infrastructure
Between Friday and Monday morning, Ukrainian authorities said that more a dozen civilians were killed and more than 70 others injured, including two children. Disruptions to basic services were reported…
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LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are due to brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensifying fighting –…
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Somalia: Funding cuts impact aid to millions affected by drought
More than 4.6 million people across the country, or around a quarter of the population, are affected, according to local authorities. “Partners say at least 120,000 people were displaced between…
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Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, flows illegally from the Middle East to Africa and vice versa, with 80% of seizures since 2019 listing Syria as the country of origin, according…
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Savour the indoors with EU Ecolabel this winter
When winter settles in, our homes come alive with candlelit evenings. Frost gathers on windowpanes, a crackling fireplace warms the living room, blankets pile high: those moments reveal how strongly…
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LIFE projects transform waste and pollution into new business opportunities
The bioeconomy covers the activities that provide sustainable solutions using biological resources to generate added value. In the EU, it currently generates up to EUR 2.7 trillion and employs 17.1…
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A Jehovah’s Witness in Russia released after several years of detention
Another 126 believers continue to serve real prison terms. Sergey Melnik, 53, a Jehovah's Witness from Volgograd, spent more than four years and nine months in prison. His sentence for his faith ended on…
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Astronomers see fireworks from violent collisions around nearby star
Young star systems are a place of violent collisions. Rocks, comets, asteroids and larger objects carom off one another and coalesce, gradually turning the primordial dust and ice of a…
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Chikungunya virus disease worldwide overview
Since the previous update on 14 November 2025 and as of 12 December 2025 (data collection period), 26 818 Chikungunya virus disease (CHIKVD) cases have been detected, including 83 associated…