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More than fourteen years of war have transformed large parts of Syria into one of the world’s most lethal landscapes. Across cities like Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, neighbourhoods are scarred by missile strikes and reduced to rubble. As Syrians return to the places they fled years ago, reconstruction is slowly beginning. ‘The worst thing that happens to Syrians is they become numbers,’ Bilal Abboud, a Syrian survivors’ rights advocate, told FairPlanet in a video call.

In late August 2025, workers, students, and poor people filled the streets of Jakarta and other cities across Indonesia in large protests. They demanded fairer pay and lower taxes, driven by anger over the sharp increase in legislators’ allowances. The public was dissatisfied because the economy was getting worse and the government was not listening. Many lost their jobs, and food and education prices rose.

August 23, 2026 topic: Climate Change tags: #climate change, #heatwave, #extreme weather, #El Nino, #biodiversity loss, #land degradation, #climate finance, #Landscape approach located: Germany, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland, Denmark, Greece, Italy by: Dr Éliane Ubalijoro As Europe endures another punishing heatwave, governments are scrambling to respond to water shortages, wildfire risks, crop...

'Liar! Ojoro ni yeh! 419!' The culmination of words outside my hut felt like stones. One of the voices was from a young boy no older than twelve. That hurt the most. 'Give me back my yam!' The yelling and shouting continued until they were tired and stopped. The silence arrived with a sense of comfort – temporary but welcome. I stared at the masquerade costume passed down by my father and before then my grandfather, and considered throwing it into the river.

On May 24, 2024, after taking money from an ATM at Mandala public residence in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Mikael Sitanggang was curious about a riot that happened nearby. He joined his friends sitting near a railroad to see the riot from a distance. Would you like us to summarize articles for you? ARTICLE SUMMARY In North Sumatra, two Indonesian families are fighting for justice after loved ones were killed by members of the military.

'We are the active eyes, we constantly see the changes, both positive and negative,' Tony Scontrino told FairPlanet with the calm of someone who has decades of diving experience. His diving centre Saracen sits wedged between a fishmonger and a poultry shop on a narrow street in Isola delle Femmine, a small town on Sicily’s northwestern coast, just minutes from the sea.

Jonasi Gomora is currently one of Africa’s most debated and hated men. A wealthy, self-made businessman, he rose from the township of Soweto to a life of luxury in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has built a thriving business empire and what appears to be a perfect family with his wife, Joyce, and their two children. Beneath this polished image, however, Jonasi secretly juggles multiple wives and mistresses, leading a complex life that ultimately leads to his death.

When Grace Nakato* (name changed) crossed from Uganda into Kenya two years ago, she was following a job lead in Nairobi's wholesale district. She arrived with her young son, who had been treated for asthma at a clinic in Kampala. The clinic had his records, but she did not think to ask for a copy. Within months of arriving, the boy had an attack and Grace took him to a nearby public facility. But when staff asked for documentation, she did not have any.

In March 2026, India retained its ban on blood donations by gay men, transgender persons, and sex workers, reviving a long-running tension between the country's constitutional promises and its public health policy. Nearly a decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark reading down of Section 377 affirmed the dignity, equality, and citizenship of LGBTQ+ Indians, queer people continue to face blanket biological exclusion under public health policy.

In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the impact of climate change is evident. In a particularly tragic incident in May 2026, powerful unseasonal storms, rain and lightning killed at least 111 people. The heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms, uprooted trees, damaged transmission wires and houses across 26 districts in the state. State authorities said that casualties resulted from falling trees, flying objects and wall or roof collapse.