United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reports that humanity produces around 2.1 billion tonnes of waste each year, while air pollution alone causes approximately 8 million premature deaths.
The UN, in a post on X on Wednesday (April 22), stated that “Earth is our one and only home” and emphasized that protecting the planet is a shared responsibility wherever people live.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian drones and robots carried out more than 22,000 missions in the past three months, adding that “lives were saved more than 22,000 times when a robot went into the most dangerous areas instead of a warrior.”
International media report that on Sunday (April 19), North Korea launched multiple missiles from near the city of Sinpo on its eastern shoreline.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported that the Earth’s climate has reached its most critical level in history.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned they would block all oil shipments from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue. According to Reuters, the Revolutionary
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said on the occasion of International Women’s Day that women hold only 64% of the legal rights enjoyed by men.
Israel expanded its military campaign on Monday, striking Hezbollah-linked positions in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired missiles and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that if Iran acts harshly against this country and Israel, the U.S. will attack with an invisible force.
Iranian state television announced Saturday night that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died.
India is hosting the five-day AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate the event today (Monday, Feb.16).
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Europe to prepare for continued U.S. hostility, calling the “Greenland moment” a wake-up call for the EU to push through reforms, and said the recent pause in tensions shouldn’t be seen as permanent.
