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How drought and oil expansion are eroding livelihoods in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes

How drought and oil expansion are eroding livelihoods in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes Submitted by Tamara Imad on Wed, 09/02/2...

Hawizeh Marshes, Iraq · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russian oil refinery struck as Ukraine renews drone attacks

Russian authorities say they intercepted more than 1,000 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Human rights ombudswoman comments on convoy heading to Alyoshki, security arrangements

According to Yana Lantratova, the ceasefire, announced in connection with a humanitarian mission in the town of Alyoshki...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close

Newspaper whose former editor won Nobel peace prize says pressure from Russian authorities has forced it to shutThe Russ...

Moscow, Russia · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center

Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
What Taiwan can teach South Korea about China’s chip tech theft

In November 2023, three engineers left a South Korean semiconductor testing-components company for a Chinese employer of...

Taipei, Taiwan · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Israel’s Election Is Unlikely to Change Its Policies and Global Isolation

The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, aren’t substantially different in their app...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 27, injure 127 over past day as 'horrific attack' strikes Dnipro train station

Beyond strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia launched ballistic missiles, four guided aerial missiles, and 113 Shahed...

Dnipro, Ukraine · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
How Ukrainian Soldiers Are Moving Underground

Ukrainian soldiers are traveling underground through abandoned gas pipes to reach positions near the front. Our correspo...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Colombia’s ‘Narcoterrorist’ Crackdown Raises Questions Over Killings

Military-involved deaths have roiled a country with an iron-fisted new president — and a history of extrajudicial killin...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Houthis sending Taiz ‘back to the stone age’, governor of besieged Yemen city says

Oxygen, food and water supplies running low and massacres taking place, says Nabil ShamsanThe Houthis are trying to send...

Taiz, Yemen · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Politburo promotion, Lula victory, US midterm elections

Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed a years-long anti-corruption drive at a major Communist Party meeting, while the ge...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’

A leading economist warned on Thursday that the United States and China are in a “conflicted co-dependency” that this ye...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Israel is in a political deadlock. What comes next?

Israel's consequential election has ended in a deadlock, with neither side able to claim a majority, What happens now?

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Oleshky ceasefire will not bring wider truce with Russia, former Ukrainian PM warns

The first humanitarian operation in years in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky offers a fragile glimmer of hope...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Philippines’ China hawk defence chief open to 2028 presidential showdown with V-P Duterte

Gilbert Teodoro has been among the most vocal critics of China’s military buildup in the South China Sea.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
All the world’s a stage: Why North Korea put artillery on display at the border

Earlier this week, a small park on the inter-Korean border, about an hour’s drive from Seoul, became the center of media...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
New sanctions show limits of Trump influence over Congo conflict

The US imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s Ministry of Defense and a bank serving its security services earlier this week.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
‘Will business stand up?’: Ken Chenault on CEO courage and the US midterms

The former American Express chief is calling for a new accord between business and society.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Aid Deliveries and Evacuations in Oleshky Begin After Demining Operation Wraps Up

Ukrainian and Russian officials said a humanitarian convoy is ready to depart for the besieged town in occupied southern...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Shapiro eyes minimum wage hike if Democrats sweep Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania governor said he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the go...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Late Canadian Army officer named Korean War hero of Nov.

The veterans ministry on Friday named a late Canadian Army officer as hero of the month for November for his role in lea...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Zimbabwe Readies New Policy That Will Entrench Property Rights

Zimbabwe is finalizing a new policy that will entrench property rights for people who were resettled on farms seized fro...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
House girds for post-midterm leadership elections

For Republicans, a lot rides on whether Tuesday’s balloting substantially diminishes their ranks.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Distrust complicates Iran talks

“We’ve seen this movie before,” one administration official said.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: Govt Inaugurates Committee to Review National Security Strategy 2026

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government, yesterday, inaugurated a 33-member committee to review the 2019 National Sec...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: Falana Demands Accountability for Billions Allocated to Local Govts

[This Day] Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, yesterday called for greater accountab...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 840,000 Jobs From Climate Transition, Seeks Investment At COP31

[This Day] Nigeria will seek to attract climate investment and unlock up to 840,000 net new jobs by 2060 as it heads to ...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: UK-Funded Education Programme, Plane Closes After Reaching 2m Nigerian Children

[This Day] · As five northern states vow to sustain programme education reforms

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: Tinubu Knocks Opponents Over Borrowing, Says Investments Will Expand Opportunities

[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has issued an official response to critics, especially opposition leaders, of his gover...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Uganda: Museveni Woos Egyptian Investors to Fund Uganda's Infrastructure, Value Addition

[Nile Post] President Museveni has invited Egyptian investors to explore investment opportunities in Uganda, particularl...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
IN BRIEF: Russia pounds Ukraine’s defense plants, energy sites in massive overnight strike

In the city of Kiev, the strike hit a missile assembly and components plant manufacturing components for reconnaissance ...

Kiev, Ukraine · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure

Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was clos...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Petrobras hits paydirt for third time in ultra-deep Amapá waters as Equatorial Margin’s oil arsenal grows

Petrobras' third discovery off the coast of Amapá has strengthened Equatorial Margin's emerging oil frontier.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Oil flows are up as Iran war turmoil eases. Why do prices keep rising?

Brent crude prices are up more than 60 percent compared with pre-war levels, despite rebound in supply.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
S. Korea, US, Japan foreign ministers to meet amid signs of strain in Seoul-Washington ties

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimi...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
EU announces two new drone technology hubs, backed by Ukrainian know-how

"In developing drones and counter-drone systems, Europe has one significant advantage: our partnership with Ukraine," sa...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump’s days of running US-China relations on personal ties are numbered

Amid attempts this year to impress each other with splendour, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
'A win is a win': Israel opposition leader Lapid reacts to Netanyahu's poll setback

Yair Lapid stated that the anti-Netanyahu bloc won the election while indicating the need for coalition talks. The bloc ...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Gazprom says gas prices in Europe could reach $2,500 per 1,000 cubic meters

Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller highlighted record lows in gas injection into underground gas storage facilities r...

Europe · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail

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