Planet-warming pollution made summer heat twice as likely for nearly all of humanity
Environment
September 8, 2023
Planet-warming pollution made summer heat twice as likely for nearly all of humanity
CNN — During this summer of dangerous, record-shattering heat almost no one on Earth escaped climate change-fueled temperatures, a new…
Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones
World
September 6, 2023
Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones
CNN — Moscow’s forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could…
‘We are starving to death:’ Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh fear for future under blockade
World
September 6, 2023
‘We are starving to death:’ Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh fear for future under blockade
CNN — Ani Kirakosyani found out she was pregnant a month after the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh began. In her village…
US warns North Korea would ‘pay a price’ for any arms deal with Russia
World
September 6, 2023
US warns North Korea would ‘pay a price’ for any arms deal with Russia
CNN — US officials have warned North Korea it will “pay a price” if it strikes an arms deal with…
The world has just experienced the hottest summer on record – by a significant margin
Environment
September 6, 2023
The world has just experienced the hottest summer on record – by a significant margin
CNN — As heat waves continue to bake parts of the world, scientists are reporting that this blistering, deadly summer…
The videos ISIS didn’t want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
Middle East
September 6, 2023
The videos ISIS didn’t want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
CNN — The footage is mundane and revelatory all at once. The hallway, filmed from an unmoving closed-circuit camera, appears…
Why a G20 invite calling India by its Sanskrit name is ruffling some feathers
World
September 6, 2023
Why a G20 invite calling India by its Sanskrit name is ruffling some feathers
New Delhi CNN — Dinner invites referring to India by its Sanskrit name have fueled a political row and public…
The US keeps deporting people to a country that it says is too dangerous for travel
World
September 6, 2023
The US keeps deporting people to a country that it says is too dangerous for travel
CNN — The Biden administration has taken mixed positions on its policies involving Haiti – with one federal agency warning…
UN forced to cut food assistance from 10 million Afghans
Middle East
September 6, 2023
UN forced to cut food assistance from 10 million Afghans
CNN — As of September, 10 million Afghans have lost assistance from the UN’s World Food Program this year, the…
Putin and Erdogan meet to discuss grain deal amid ‘shifting power balance’
World
September 5, 2023
Putin and Erdogan meet to discuss grain deal amid ‘shifting power balance’
CNN — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met on Monday in Russia’s southern coastal city…