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Washington Is Paying the UN $725m. It Owes More Than $4bn.

The State Department has notified Congress it intends to move $725m towards American arrears at the United Nations, weeks before Donald Trump addresses the General Assembly. The UN put the debt above

August 22, 2026

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A man rides a bicycle down a darkened street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Miguel Diaz-Canel called the United States executioners after the Treasury designated Cuba's construction ministry, nine state enterprises and three officials of the island's friendship institute. The man at the top of the list is one of the Cuban Five.

August 22, 2026

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Saima Wazed seated behind an RD Elect nameplate at the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee session in New Delhi

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

Saima Wazed has spent eight months asking the World Health Organization to explain the indefinite leave

Rescue operation after ferry catches fire on Bali to Lombok crossing August 2026 Indonesia

One Dead as Ferry Carrying More Than 100 Catches Fire Off Bali – Reports

One Indonesian woman died and 172 people were rescued — including two Australian nationals — after

Tinubu Tells Nigeria’s Kidnappers to Surrender or Face ‘Full Force,’ as the Abductions Spread South

In a Democracy Day address, President Bola Tinubu ordered bandits and their financiers to surrender, citing a record security budget and falling casualty figures. The grim record of mass school abductions, now

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Heavy monsoon rain over Odisha as the southwest monsoon enters the state from its northern coast in June 2026

Monsoon Enters Odisha From the North as IMD Puts 18 Districts on Orange Alert

The southwest monsoon entered Odisha on June 12 through its northern coast in an unusual reversal of the typical southern entry pattern. IMD has issued orange warnings for 18 districts with heavy

June 13, 2026

Climate·News

NASA MUR SST satellite map showing the strong 2015 El Nino sea surface temperature anomaly across the equatorial Pacific Ocean

El Nino Is Back, and NOAA Says This One Could Get Strong Enough to Reshape the Year’s Weather

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center declared an El Nino Advisory on Thursday with a 63 percent chance the event will reach 'very strong' status by next winter. The pattern will likely suppress the

June 13, 2026

Climate·News·Technology

Soldiers patrol as voters arrive at a polling station during Colombia's presidential election in Barranquilla

Petro Tells Trump to Stay Out of Colombia’s Election After His ‘Total Endorsement’ of the Far-Right Candidate

Two weeks before a June 21 runoff, Trump gave far-right front-runner Abelardo de la Espriella his 'complete and total endorsement.' President Petro told him to keep out, invoking Colombia's constitution, its sovereignty,

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

NASA ISS astronaut photograph of coal mining operations in the Surat Basin Queensland Australia

Australia’s COP President Says It’s Time to Quit Fossil Fuels. Its Coal Exports Say Otherwise.

Chris Bowen, the Australian climate minister steering the COP31 negotiations, told AFP at the UN's mid-year Bonn talks that the world needs to get off fossil fuels. Australia is the world's second-largest

June 13, 2026

Climate·News·Technology

Indian agricultural fields facing drought risk as El Nino conditions threaten the 2026 kharif season

India Puts 197 Districts on Drought Watch as El Niño Threatens the Kharif Harvest

India's agriculture ministry has flagged 197 districts as vulnerable to El Niño and ordered revised contingency plans by June 20 as IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon rainfall. Nearly 90 percent of pulses and

June 13, 2026

Climate·News

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim inspects an honour guard during an official visit

Anwar Calls It ‘Political Theatre’ as Two Malaysian States Head to Early Polls That Test His Coalition

Johor and Negeri Sembilan dissolved their assemblies within days of each other, forcing the partners in Anwar Ibrahim's unity government to campaign against one another in the first serious electoral test of

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

NASA EO-1 satellite image of Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana

A Federal Judge Just Ordered Trump to Put Climate Change Back in Glacier National Park

A federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration on Friday to restore exhibits about climate change at Glacier National Park, slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia residence, and LGBT history at Stonewall,

June 13, 2026

Climate·News·Technology

Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty presents his credentials to US President Donald Trump in Washington

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

Greg Moriarty, Australia's new ambassador to Washington, says the Trump administration is "very committed" to AUKUS and sees Albanese as a "good friend." At home, the A$368 billion bet faces Greens opposition,

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Twelve's AirPlant One commercial e-SAF facility at Moses Lake, Washington, the first US plant to make jet fuel from CO2 and renewable electricity

A Washington Plant Just Started Making Jet Fuel Out of Air, and Alaska Airlines Is the First Customer

Twelve opened AirPlant One in Moses Lake on Wednesday, the first US plant to make commercial jet fuel from carbon dioxide, water and renewable electricity. Alaska Airlines is flying on it within

June 13, 2026

Climate·News·Technology

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Washington Is Paying the UN $725m. It Owes More Than $4bn.

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

One Dead as Ferry Carrying More Than 100 Catches Fire Off Bali – Reports

Tinubu Tells Nigeria’s Kidnappers to Surrender or Face ‘Full Force,’ as the Abductions Spread South

Monsoon Enters Odisha From the North as IMD Puts 18 Districts on Orange Alert

El Nino Is Back, and NOAA Says This One Could Get Strong Enough to Reshape the Year’s Weather

Petro Tells Trump to Stay Out of Colombia’s Election After His ‘Total Endorsement’ of the Far-Right Candidate

Australia’s COP President Says It’s Time to Quit Fossil Fuels. Its Coal Exports Say Otherwise.

India Puts 197 Districts on Drought Watch as El Niño Threatens the Kharif Harvest

Anwar Calls It ‘Political Theatre’ as Two Malaysian States Head to Early Polls That Test His Coalition

A Federal Judge Just Ordered Trump to Put Climate Change Back in Glacier National Park

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

A Washington Plant Just Started Making Jet Fuel Out of Air, and Alaska Airlines Is the First Customer

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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