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Russia, Iran and China steadily increased their use of English-language disinformation in the months leading up to Election Day. ADVERTISEMENT A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less encouraging was a flood of misinformation that sought to undermine trust in voting and sow chaos, something […]

In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming. Electric vehicles could help solve these problems but they’ve been slow to take off in the region. Its biggest economy, South Africa, had only about 1,000

GPS signals from border areas were disrupted for the second-straight day on Saturday, affecting an unspecified number of planes and ships. ADVERTISEMENT Tensions between the rival Koreas have escalated as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his advancing nuclear and missile programme and engages in electronic and psychological warfare, including flying thousands of balloons

Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary. As countries in Africa envision their future energy systems, more and more governments are considering the nuclear option. South Africa already operates a nuclear power station, while the likes of Egypt and Nigeria are actively exploring possibilities. For

ADVERTISEMENT Donald Trump’s political comeback in the United States has been welcomed by a few supporters in Europe despite warnings that the upcoming US president could affect the continent’s security, defence, and economic interests. While some populist politicians called the former US president’s win a political victory, experts have cautioned that Trump’s victory is not

Donald Trump’s return to power has left the world guessing how his foreign policy would shape geopolitics at a time when three major risks–an Israel-Palestinian war, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and climate change–dominate global concerns. Mr Trump, who has previously dismissed climate change, could significantly alter US responses to these crises, raising questions among allies about

Powerful photojournalism in Paris, rare Italian Renaissance drawings in London, Andrea Arnold’s uplifting ‘Bird’, and a new Primal Scream album – here’s what to consume in Europe this week. ADVERTISEMENT While the horrors persist, so do we – with a new batch of cultural distractions from across the continent. We’ve already covered some great new

London — The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps. “These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali and the CAR (Central African Republic), exposing and combatting Russia’s illicit activity in Africa,” a

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made the comments to Euronews on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. ADVERTISEMENT Germans were celebrating the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday that had divided the city into east and west for years during the Cold War. On Nov. 9,

The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Humanity’s torching the planet and paying the price,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres responding to WMO’s