Climate change is increasingly threatening livelihoods across South Asia, potentially forcing millions of people from their homes, according to International Organisation for Migration chief Amy Pope. Speaking during a visit to India, she…

A UN committee has urged countries to adopt comprehensive reparations addressing the continuing effects of the transatlantic slave trade and racialised slavery. The committee argues that governments have present-day legal obligations to tackle…

A total solar eclipse has crossed parts of Europe for the first time in nearly thirty years, drawing millions of spectators from Greenland and Iceland to Spain. The eclipse’s path of totality initially…

The Anglican Communion has announced an ambitious goal of planting or restoring one million churches over the next decade through its newly unveiled Vision36 programme. The initiative, presented to a meeting of the…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that severe funding cuts are creating unprecedented gaps in global humanitarian aid, leaving millions at risk of hunger. The agency reports a 75 per cent funding…

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that there is an 80% chance of El Niño conditions developing between June and August, rising to more than 90% by November. El Niño is a…

A deadly fungal disease known as Panama Disease or Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is threatening banana crops worldwide, devastating plantations in Asia, Africa and South America. The fungus attacks Cavendish bananas, which account…

On 11 May, in Hiroshima, the Antarctic Treaty consultative meeting has brought together representatives from nearly fifty countries to discuss the peaceful governance and environmental protection of Antarctica. The treaty, in force since…

New data from European and American scientists shows the planet endured its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with little expectation of cooling ahead. According to them, global temperatures averaged 1.47°C above pre-industrial…

Across the world, Christmas is celebrated through traditions shaped by history, folklore, and local culture. In Sweden, the 43-foot-tall Gävle Goat raised every year traces back to Norse mythology, where goats symbolise strength,…