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  Paris (AFP) June 22, 2025 The leaders of two prominent Iranian opposition factions on Sunday urged supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down and spare more bloodshed, in the wake of unprecedented American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah ousted by the 1979 Islamic revolution, and Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the People's Mujahedin (MEK), which is outlawed in Iran, said in separate statements that Khamenei must quit after over a week of war between Iran and Israel. The wher ... read more |
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EU plans to scrap anti-greenwashing rules after pushbackBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 20, 2025 The European Commission said Friday it intends to scrap new rules against greenwashing after they hit a roadblock in the final stretch from conservative lawmakers calling them too onerous for businesses. ... more  
Study: Wars with Hamas and Iran pose health risks for all IsraelisWashington DC (UPI) Jun 19, 2025 Israelis lack sleep and experience high anxiety amid the wars with Hamas and Iran as the two Middle East nations exchange deadly aerial blows. ... more  
China's Xi tells NZ's Luxon 'no conflicts of interest'Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Beijing had "no fundamental conflicts of interest" with New Zealand, as he welcomed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on an official visit. ... more  
How did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggestsParis (AFP) June 19, 2025 Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth". ... more |
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Democrats assail 'erratic' Trump over Iran strikesWashington (AFP) June 22, 2025 Democrats bristled Sunday over US President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress, accusing the Republican of violating the constitution and demanding a vote to rein in his war powers. ... more |
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Two dead in Mexico as Hurricane Erick moves on from Mexican coastPuerto Escondido, Mexico (AFP) June 20, 2025 Hurricane Erick killed at least two people as it swept through southern Mexico causing significant damage to coastal communities before weakening to a low-pressure system Thursday night, authorities said. ... more  
Chad hopes 'green charcoal' can save vanishing forestsN'Djamena (AFP) June 20, 2025 As they zigzagged from one machine to another in the searing African sun, the workers were covered in black soot. ... more  
34 Niger soldiers killed in attack near Mali border: defence ministryNiamey, Niger (AFP) June 19, 2025 Several hundred armed men killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack Thursday in western Niger, close to the border with Mali, the defence ministry said. ... more  
Storm-plagued Mexico faces the music as warming continues apaceMexico City (AFP) June 19, 2025 In the scant seven years from 2017, when "Despacito" was a reggaeton smash hit, the average temperature in continental Mexico rose nearly 0.5 degrees Celsius (0.8 Fahrenheit). ... more |
Israel says WHO 'selective silence' deafening after hospital hit in Iranian strikeGeneva (AFP) June 19, 2025 Israel accused the World Health Organization of a deafening "selective silence" after a hospital in southern Israel was hit in an Iranian missile strike on Thursday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warmsCullinan, South Africa (AFP) June 19, 2025 On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa. ... more 
How Paris's Seine river keeps the Louvre cool in summerParis (AFP) June 19, 2025 As Paris braces for a heatwave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum and other storied landmarks using water from the River Seine. ... more  
Dalai Lama to issue July 2 message, expected to address successionNew Delhi (AFP) June 18, 2025 The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet's government in exile said Wednesday, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor. ... more  
Deforestation in S.Leone national park threatens chimps, humans alikeTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) June 17, 2025 Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. ... more |
Climate change could double summer rainfall in the Alps: studyGeneva (AFP) June 19, 2025 Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL). ... more  
Ethical and legal clarity urged as planetary defense faces asteroid threatsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 A potentially catastrophic asteroid impact may seem like science fiction, yet the possibility remains real. Earlier this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly raised alarms with a 1-2 percent chance of co ... more  
Millennium Space Ships TRACERS Spacecraft to Launch Site for NASA MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, has delivered two spacecraft for NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission to Vandenberg Space Fo ... more  
"If we want truly intelligent robots, improving the design of their bodies is essential."Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Thanks to artificial intelligence, robots can already perform many tasks that would otherwise require humans. In this interview, Edoardo Milana, a junior professor of soft machines, explains how imp ... more |
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Bogong moths rely on stars and magnetic fields to guide epic migrationsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 21, 2025 In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have confirmed that Bogong moths navigate using the stars and the Milky Way, making them the first known invertebrates to rely on celestial cues for long-di ... more 
In Norway's Arctic, meteorologists have a first-row seat to climate changeTromso, Norway (AFP) June 23, 2025 In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change. ... more 
India will 'never' restore Pakistan water treaty: ministerNew Delhi (AFP) June 21, 2025 New Delhi will "never" reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published Saturday. ... more 
Most of Europe's bathing waters safe for swimming: reportCopenhagen (AFP) June 20, 2025 More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland were of "excellent" quality in 2024, the 27-member bloc's environment agency said on Friday. ... more |
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World Bank and IMF climate snub 'worrying', says COP29 presidencyBonn (AFP) June 20, 2025 The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming. ... more |
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Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns Dalton, United States (AFP) June 23, 2025 Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren. ... more  
Morocco says 2024 'hottest year' on recordRabat (AFP) June 20, 2025 The year 2024 was Morocco's hottest on record, the North African country's meteorological agency said on Friday, mirroring the record surface temperatures measured globally. ... more
Cleanup begins as Hurricane Erick moves on from Mexican coastPuerto Escondido, Mexico (AFP) June 19, 2025 Southern Mexico started the cleanup process Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Erick, which slammed into its Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm but weakened as it moved inland. ... more 
Nigeria flood victims mourn missing bodies as death toll stagnatesMokwa, Nigeria (AFP) June 20, 2025 On a hot and humid afternoon in Mokwa, Nigeria, Fatima and Habiba Jibrin sat under a mango tree, waiting for the recovery of corpses they fear may never come. ... more |
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