Following more than a month of military escalation, the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a temporary two-week ceasefire. US President Trump announced the agreement just hours befo...
From Brussels – On 26 March, the European Parliament endorsed its position on two legislative proposals giving effect to the tariff aspects of the EU-US agreement signed in July 2025. The text...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water The recent wave of strikes in the Third Gulf War ...
Apple has prevailed in a major greenwashing lawsuit in the United States concerning its “carbon neutral” marketing claims for certain Apple Watch models. On 20 February, U.S. Distri...
“The international community should make clear and unequivocal voice in opposing the regression of the world to the law of the jungle.” This was how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi resp...
Since Saturday, 28 February, three oil tankers have been bombed, a crew member aboard a Marshall Islands–flagged cargo vessel has been killed, and around two hundred merchant ships have been l...
It was a shock but not much of a surprise when Israeli and US air forces unloaded munitions on targets in Iran on Saturday, 28 February 2026. The buildup of US forces in the immediate vicinity ...
The peaceful weekend of the US capital, which woke up to its second day of war on a sunny Sunday, contrasts with the scenes seen in Tehran, Tel Aviv, and various capitals of the Gulf countries. Unti...
The Middle East entered a new and destabilizing phase on Saturday morning, 1 March, when Iranian state media confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in his office during the Israeli-US...
A human-centred approach, worldwide cooperation, and wider access to artificial intelligence technologies. The AI Impact Summit 2026 – the fourth, held this year in New Delhi from 16 to 2...
from Bruxelles - An investigation is raising straightforward questions about the democratic stability of the European Union and the role of external influences in its decision-making processes. In t...
"Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, ...
In 2026, the courts will be the new battleground for the climate crisis. This is not a metaphor: Ukraine is preparing to file the first claim for climate reparations in history against Russia, ...
Strategic critical raw materials are the Achilles heel of European industrial recovery. Commonly known by the acronym CRM, they are essential for the EU's competitiveness, as well as for clean energ...
He was the European Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for many years; he’s on the front lines for digital rights; an essayist, science fiction writer, and one of the most influent...
“It was a friendly meeting, reaffirming the strong bonds of friendship between China and Venezuela. In good and bad times!” The last words posted on Nicolas Maduro's social media profile...
The Trump administration has launched yet another onslaught on international law and the fight against climate change. In a deeply troubling and unprecedented move, on Wednesday 7 January, Secretary...
Oil's role in the US military action in Venezuela is first and foremost made clear by figures: the world's leading oil producer has attacked the country with the world's largest oil reserves. But it...
In the 1984 slasher film, Nightmare on Elm Street, US Midwestern teenagers fall prey to the evil Freddy Krueger, who after invading the teenagers’ dream worlds turns their dreams of disme...
Climate negotiations are celebrating their 30th anniversary, with the start of the COP in Belém, Brazil, today, Monday 10 November. For the first time in years, I will be following a UNF...