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Flash floods have ravaged northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, submerging farmland, destroying homes, and killing livestock in a severe climate-related disaster, Amu TV reported. Over 1,000 households in Jurm and Baharak districts were impacted, with 1,233 hectares of crops—including vital wheat…

Pakistan’s climate-vulnerable children and older adults are dying uncounted during extreme weather events, as systemic gaps in healthcare and disaster response exacerbate their invisibility in official mortality data. The new Amnesty International study report, Uncounted: Invisible Deaths of Older People…

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, a YouGov survey spanning the U.S. and five Western European nations reveals profound public anxiety about the looming threat of a third world war, with Russia identified as the most likely catalyst.…

Port Sudan, the Sudanese government’s de facto capital, endured a third day of drone strikes early Tuesday, with explosions rocking its airport, military installations, and critical fuel depots, The Guardian reported. The attacks, attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…

Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the Security Council to implement decades-old resolutions on Kashmir, including a UN-supervised plebiscite, during a closed-door emergency session Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting followed heightened India-Pakistan tensions after an April 22 attack…

New Zealand’s National Party MP Catherine Wedd introduced a bill to ban social media access for users under 16, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon endorsing the move as a safeguard against online harms, Anadolu Agency reported. The legislation would mandate…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “alarm” over Israel’s reported plans to expand military operations in Gaza, warning it would cause “countless more civilian deaths” and further destruction, deputy spokesman Farhan Haq stated Monday, Xinhua reported. The warning followed Israel’s Security…

The European Union marked International Midwives Day (May 5) by urging the Taliban to restore Afghan women’s access to medical education, warning that current restrictions are worsening one of the world’s worst maternal health crises, Khaama press reported. Afghanistan records…

Health experts are raising alarms as measles, considered the world’s most contagious human disease, surges across North America and Europe. The United States is experiencing its worst outbreak in 25 years, with 935 confirmed cases spanning 30 states and territories.…

Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply following the deadly April 22 Pahalgam attack, prompting both nations to impose reciprocal airspace restrictions and visa suspensions. In response, several international airlines have started rerouting flights to avoid Pakistani airspace, citing…