Brazil has used more green power than at any other time in the past decade. Wind is the main source of power for the first time. A drought has forced southern France to ban garden pools. Spain just experienced its hottest April day on record, with temperatures reaching between 10-15ºC above normal. Rapidly-rising ocean temps …

The UK has offered to send long-range attack drones to Ukraine. Britain has sent long-range missiles to Ukraine ahead of their anticipated counteroffensive. Russia has launched a new attack on Kyiv. Russia launched its biggest drone attack of the war so far. Ukraine’s air force claimed to have shot down a hypersonic missile. Kyiv suffered …

Ukraine said there has been no sign of the Wagner group leaving Bakhmut, despite the head of the Wagner mercenary group threatening to pull his troops out of Bakhmut, blaming defense officials for lack of ammunition. News just broke, however, that Wagner’s threat worked: the Russian military will give them more ammunition. Kyiv suffered its …

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, or PACE,  has called Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children genocide. Germany has evidence of hundreds of war crimes in Ukraine. The Russian military may have committed more than 9,000 war crimes in the Bucha district. Putin has been charged with war crimes in an International Court and …

Fighting has erupted again in Sudan despite the ceasefire. The ceasefire was called two days ago, but most experts were skeptical it would hold. Nearly 200 people are dead with another 1800 wounded as violence intensifies in Sudan. Sudan’s military announced a coup d’état on Monday, declaring a state of emergency and suspending the constitution. …

The Brazilian president has said that the US is “encouraging” the Ukraine war. Ukrainian President Zelensky has called for international condemnation of a video depicting Russian soldiers beheading a Ukrainian prisoner of war. Ukraine hopes to create an international coalition to return its deported children. More than 30 children have been returned to Ukraine following …

Norway has expelled 15 Russians accused of spying. Russia has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, heightening international tensions. Russia will increase military in northwest following Finland’s NATO admission. Turkiye (formerly Turkey) has ratified Finland’s bid to join NATO. Several months ago, Finland’s president said he expects the country to join NATO in July. Sweden …

Poland has promised to send Ukraine more jets after sending a batch MiG-29s to Ukraine. Slovakia has sent the first shipment of 4 MiG-29s to Ukraine.  A former chair of the Joint Chiefs has predicted that F-16s will  be sent to Ukraine. The UK said it was ready to help support any country willing to send …

The power is back on in Ukraine after a devastating series of missile attacks. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is once more without power. Ukraine has accused Russian soldiers of destroying 400 apartment blocks to hide evidence of war crimes. As the war in Ukraine continues, evidence of Russian-perpetrated war crimes is mounting. Zelensky has …

Sea ice in the Antarctic is at the lowest levels ever recorded. Scientists investigating environmentally flying options have come up with a sad conclusion: green flights are a long way off. The so-called Doomsday Glacier—a glacier that, were it to melt, could lead to catastrophic sea level rise, is at risk of collapse. Ice levels …

Romania has joined the growing chorus demanding a total ban on Russian athletes at the Olympics. Thirty-five countries are now demanding Russian athletes be banned from the Olympics. The Mayor of Paris, who once supported allowing Russian athletes to complete at the Olympics under a neutral flag, has changed her mind and supports banning all …

China is angry after after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon. The balloon prompted Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s trip to China to be postponed. Earlierthisyear,China’s foreign minister has warned the United States not to cross its “red line” with “bullying” tactics. China claims it drove off a US naval cruiser near the Spratly …