Police use water cannons against protesters in Northern Ireland
Anti-immigration clashes in Northern Ireland entered a second night as police used water cannons to disperse around 300 protesters who burned a truck and threw bricks and Molotov cocktails near Belfast.
Tensions have flared after a stabbing attack on a man in Belfast, but the victim's family condemned the violence and urged people not to fall prey to misinformation circulating on social media.
Authorities warned that violent groups were exploiting public anger for their own ends, while a 30-year-old asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the attack.
US and Iran trade barbs again as Trump warns Tehran will "pay the price" for stalled talks
The United States and Iran exchanged military attacks again, after US President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalling negotiations.
Washington carried out a new wave of bombings against Iranian military targets, while Iran responded with missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, forcing Kuwait to temporarily close its airspace.
Although Trump claims that a deal is close, the new escalation of the conflict has raised strong doubts about the possibility of achieving peace and increased fears of broader destabilization in the Middle East.
France adds 157,000 hectares of protected forests as nature faces pressure elsewhere
France has added 157,000 hectares of protected forests by creating seven new biological reserves and expanding two existing ones, as part of a plan to place 10% of its territory under strong protection by 2030.
The vast majority of the new protected area is located in French Guiana, where a giant tropical reserve encompasses more than 156,000 hectares of rainforest and granite mountains.
The initiative comes at a time when many countries are expanding protected areas to preserve biodiversity, while in other countries, such as Brazil and the US, environmental organizations warn of the weakening of nature protection measures.
The world will exceed the 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at the current rate
A new international report warns that the world could exceed the critical global warming limit of 1.5°C by 2030 if greenhouse gas emissions continue at current rates.
According to scientists, warming caused by human activity has already reached 1.37°C, while the global carbon budget that allows temperatures to be kept below this threshold could be exhausted within just three years.
The report also shows that sea levels, ocean temperatures and extreme heat waves are reaching new records, signaling the acceleration of the climate crisis across the planet.
