Egyptian Gen Zers are fighting against plastic pollution
Egypt is facing a significant plastic pollution problem. However, a new generation is taking action. Gen Z are becoming increasingly vocal and active in their efforts to combat plastic pollution. In recent years, plastic pollution has become a growing concern in Egypt. The country is one of the largest producers of...
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World at risk of descending into climate ‘doom loop’
A new report has warned that governments could soon be so overwhelmed with the consequences of the environmental crisis that they’re unable to address its root causes. Last week, two UK-based thinktanks released a report warning that the world is at risk of descending into what it calls a climate...
What was the point of China’s big floating balloon?
The US Armed Forces have shot down a gigantic flying balloon, now known to be linked to China, that was hovering in its airspace for a number of days. As intelligence services analyse the debris, questions are arising about what it could mean for the two nations’ already complicated...
Utah has banned gender-affirming care for young trans people
The new bill will deny vital surgery to America’s most vulnerable demographic. Spencer Cox, a Republican governor in Utah, has singlehandedly waged a war on America’s trans youth. This week Cox signed a bill which bans young trans people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare. That would include transgender surgery of any kind,...
Suicide bomber kills 32 in mosque in Pakistan
At least 32 people have been killed, and almost 150 are injured after a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Pakistan. A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his vest while worshippers were just about to begin their afternoon prayers in northwest Pakistan, Peshawar. Worshippers included personnel of the police, army and bomb...
1/3 of companies linked to deforestation are doing nothing to stop
According to the Forest 500 report, the organisations most reliant on the commodities responsible for deforestation are undermining global climate targets by failing to tackle the problem. Research by Global Canopy has found that a third of companies most linked to the destruction of tropical rainforests have not set a...
Abductions from armed assailants continue in Burkina Faso
Earlier this month, 66 people were abducted by armed assailants in the country’s northern province of Soum, outside two villages in the Arbinda district. For a decade, Burkina Faso has encountered numerous kidnappings by violent Islamists with confirmed links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) jihadist groups. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), almost 2 million civilians have been displaced and thousands killed over the years. The internal displacement is considered...
America faces 39 mass shootings in three weeks
Countless tragedies mark the start of 2023 in the USA, but conversations around gun violence and firearm laws remain stunted. When I set out to write this article last week, my intention was to focus on the mass shooting at Monterey Park, California, where 11 people were killed over Lunar New Year weekend. The suspect was a man of Asian descent and police are still investigating his motives. But just two days...
Rising sea levels threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’
UN secretary general António Guterres has warned that without more concerted efforts to reduce emissions and ensure environmental justice across the globe, low-lying communities and entire countries could disappear forever. Addressing the UN security council on Tuesday, secretary general António Guterres warned that an increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising could spark a ‘mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale.’ The ominous statement follows...
Jacinda Ardern resigns as Prime Minister of New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern has resigned as the Prime Minister of New Zealand after almost six years in office. The announcement was made on Thursday during the Labour Party’s first caucus of the year, with Ardern stating that she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job justice. She spoke of how she had spent the summer reflecting on whether to continue in office, but ultimately recognised that ‘it...
