Environment

Large methane gas leak in Baltic Sea discovered
A major methane gas leak is flowing from unusual depths of the Baltic Sea, Sweden research expedition finds.
Published On 22 Sep 2023
Philippines mulls court action against Beijing in South China Sea dispute
Country could file second case with International Court of Arbitration over China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs.
Published On 22 Sep 2023
Two activists freed in Philippines after being ‘abducted by the military’
Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano disappeared while working with communities opposed to Manila Bay reclamation projects.
Published On 21 Sep 2023
‘Ready to die’: Indonesia Eco-City row grows as eviction deadline looms
Residents of the island of Rempang have until Sep 28 to leave their homes and make way for a China-funded mega project.
Published On 21 Sep 2023

People & Power investigates Iraq’s intensifying water crisis and how it’s impacting the country’s rural communities.

Concerns are rife about trafficking, menstrual hygiene and securing safe childbirth.

Derna city ‘smells like death’ as rescuers try to reach thousands of survivors trapped without water, food, and shelter.

Residents have been told to move to new houses inland by the end of the month to make way for a giant glass factory.

WMO boss says many people could have been saved if divided country had a normally operating meteorological service.

Domestic efforts to aid survivors are on despite political fractions, as focus is on accessing people in need.

Some 15 activists and community organisers have gone missing since Ferdinand Marcos Jr took power in the Philippines.

Government agency NOAA tallied 23 billion-dollar weather disasters, surpassing a previous record set the year before.

UN findings come a day after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for new approach to combat drug trafficking.

Turkish authorities say 40-year-old explorer Mark Dickey could be rescued by Tuesday amid wide-reaching rescue effort.

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