Thousands march for climate action outside COP30 summit in Brazil
Indigenous and other climate activists say they need to ‘make their voices heard’ as UN conference hits halfway mark.
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Video: Heavy rains flood COP30 conference entrances
Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the COP30 climate talks.
Published On 11 Nov 2025
COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for unity to tackle climate crisis
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the 12-day climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem.
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Lula at COP30: Time to defeat climate change deniers
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the world to unite to defeat those who deny climate change.
Published On 10 Nov 2025
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Typhoon Fung-wong destroys homes in the Philippines
Evacuees face returning to destroyed homes and flooded streets after Super Typhoon Fung‑Wong hit the Philippines.
Published On 10 Nov 2025
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COP30 summit in Brazil: What we know about the UN climate conference
Delegates from around the world are expected to disagree over how to tackle climate change and who should pay.
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Ceverino Macob, 64, wades through the flood as he recovers a roof blown from his house (seen in the background) due to strong winds after Typhoon Fung-wong hit Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines [Noel Celis/Reuters]
A man walks on debris washed ashore along a coastal village in Navotas. [Aaron Favila/AP Photo]
Residents survey a highway in Dipaculao, Aurora province. [Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]
Flooded houses in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila after a river overflowed. [John Dimain/AFP]
A man cleans garbage along a flooded street in Navotas. [Aaron Favila/AP Photo]
Children sit with their belongings as Fung-wong hits in Dipaculao, Aurora province. [Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]
A resident reacts near her flood-hit house in Tuao town, Cagayan province, after a river overflowed. [John Dimain / AFP]
Residents stand beside a damaged house and toppled bridge in a coastal village in Navotas. [Aaron Favila/AP Photo]
Residents salvage their belongings from their home destroyed by storm surges in Dipaculao, Aurora province. [Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]
Residents stand on board a truck providing free transport following flooding in Macabebe town, Pampanga province, Philippines. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]
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Demonstrators hold posters and shout slogans during a protest demanding the government take action to reduce air pollution in New Delhi [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Demonstrators wore masks and displayed slogans calling for action. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Police detain demonstrators during the protest. Police confiscated placards and banners and asked protesters to disperse, saying they did not have permission to demonstrate. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Hundreds of people, including parents and environmental activists, gathered at New Delhi’s India Gate. One placard read: “I miss breathing.” [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
“I am here just as a citizen who cares and who is worried about the state of situation that we are in with respect to the lack of clean air to breathe,” said protester Meghna. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Worsening air quality in the capital has prompted outrage from residents suffering from headaches and persistent coughs. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Frustration is mounting towards politicians accused of trading blame instead of enforcing policies to combat what has become an annual health emergency. [Arun Sankar/AFP]
Home to more than 30 million people, New Delhi and its surrounding region routinely rank among the world’s most polluted cities. India has six of the 10 most polluted cities globally, and New Delhi remains the most polluted capital, according to a report from Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir earlier this year. [Arun Sankar/AFP]
Toxic particles linger because Delhi’s winters are often dry and windless, sometimes pushing pollution levels to 20 times the World Health Organization’s safe limit. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
Authorities have temporarily banned construction, restricted diesel generators and even tried using cloud seeding to promote rain, but critics say only long-term measures to cut emissions can bring real relief. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]
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Hundreds protest against air pollution in New Delhi
Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand government action on the worsening air quality and pollution in New Delhi.
Published On 10 Nov 2025
Life on Marajo island grows tougher with each rising tide, but the community remains rooted in the place they call home [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Rising tides and coastal devastation have reshaped life in Marajo, washing away homes and livelihoods along the shore. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Ivanil stands near the mangroves where her stilt home once stood, remembering the night the tide swallowed her land. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
“Even though we didn’t move far, it feels like a completely different world,” says Ivanil, now resettled less than a kilometre (half a mile) inland. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Though Jhonny moved with his mother, Ivanil, to higher ground, his thoughts remain with the families still living by the canal. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
“The place where our houses used to be is now underwater,” says Jhonny. “For me, moving isn’t just about safety - it’s about protecting the people who shaped my life.” [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Fishing remains the community’s lifeline - a trade passed down through generations, even as the tides claim more of the coast each year. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Along Marajo’s coast, areas that were once part of the village are now covered by water, showing how much the shoreline has moved in recent years. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
What used to be a busy path to the beach is now a stretch of water that deepens with every season. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Benedito and Maria have chosen to remain by the shore, relying on fishing as their sole source of livelihood. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
“It was a very strong tide, with a lot of current,” remembers Benedito. “We used to have sand dunes and trees all along the shore - now there’s nothing left.” [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Pieces of furniture, fishing nets, and fence posts lie tangled in the mangroves - traces of homes the sea took away. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
From her beachside restaurant, Enir watches visitors search for joy along a coastline that has lost much of its beauty. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Each storm reshapes the coast a little more, leaving fewer landmarks for those who once knew every curve of the shore. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
Patricia, a community leader in Marajo, believes unity is key to recovery and hopes tourism will help families rebuild. [Filipe Bispo/IOM]
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Nearly one million evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines
Super Typhoon Fung-wong is approaching the Philippines, forcing nearly a million people to evacuate.
Published On 9 Nov 2025