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A Nation Erupts in Protest ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — President Andry Rajoelina is reportedly in hiding after Madagascar’s capital was engulfed by massive protests and a military mutiny that has upended the country’s fragile democracy. What began as scattered demonstrations over water shortages and rolling blackouts has erupted into a nationwide rebellion

Belem, Brazil — As world leaders and climate negotiators prepare to gather in the Amazonian city of Belem this November for COP30, an unexpected obstacle is overshadowing the climate agenda: soaring hotel prices. Many delegations are warning that accommodation costs have become so high that some countries may be forced to

Global Report Confirms Planetary Threshold Crossed In a landmark assessment released this week, an international coalition of scientists declared that the world’s coral reefs have officially crossed a climate tipping point—becoming the first major Earth system to enter irreversible decline. The findings, published in the Global Tipping Points Report 2025,

Panama City, Panama — Panama has once again placed itself at the forefront of global environmental leadership, announcing the Nature Summit Series 2025—a bold new platform designed to align with all three United Nations environmental conventions born from the 1992 Rio Earth Summit: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the

Lima, Peru — October 10, 2025 In a stunning late-night session, Peru’s Congress voted unanimously to impeach President Dina Boluarte, removing her from office after months of mounting outrage over crime, corruption, and political paralysis. The 122-0 vote marked the downfall of Peru’s most unpopular leader in modern memory and

The Sahel stretches across the spine of Africa like a fragile thread, a vast semi-arid belt where the desert meets the savannah and where, today, the future of millions hangs in the balance. The UN warned on Friday that nearly four million people have been uprooted across the region, forced

A New Reality in the Pacific In the low-lying islands of the Pacific, the ocean has become both a giver of life and a harbinger of exile. Rising tides now lap at homes that once stood firm for generations. Families from places like Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Tokelau speak of nights

WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration has canceled a massive solar energy project in Nevada that was expected to power nearly two million homes, a move that underscores the White House’s escalating campaign to slow the expansion of renewable energy across the United States. The project, known as Esmeralda 7, was slated

In a stark new assessment released this week, scientists warn that humanity has crossed seven of nine planetary “boundaries” — the biophysical limits that sustain Earth systems — placing the world on a perilous trajectory. The Planetary Health Check 2025 frames this as an existential moment: if humanity fails to change course,

A Government in Crisis PARIS — France has entered a new phase of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu after less than a month in office. His abrupt departure comes amid growing economic pressure, widespread political fragmentation, and a fragile public mood. The resignation was announced just