Climate change
Mozambique floods in January 2026 Mozambique floods affect over 500,000 as heavy rains devastate multiple provinces

Weeks of heavy rainfall across southern Africa have affected several countries, with Mozambique bearing the brunt of the floods, which have killed and displaced thousands of people.

Fires in Chile's Bío Bío region More than 20 dead and 50,000 evacuated due to fires in Chile

Authorities have not yet managed to control all the fires. Experts warn that drought, strong winds, aggressive human intervention in nature, and climate change have created a perfect scenario for disaster.

People repair a collapsed bridge affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka, Dec. 13, 2025. Economists call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt after devastating Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka is expected to pay over 25% of its total revenue in debt servicing every year at a time when Ditwah, as per early estimates, caused damages worth 7 billion USD or around 7% of the country’s GDP.

Impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka Causes and consequences of Sri Lanka’s “most challenging” natural disaster

Cyclone Ditwah has caused devastating consequences for the island nation and brought to the fore new challenges to the debt-burdened country

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg, South Africa China pushes for modernization in Africa through a joint initiative

China and South Africa launched a joint initiative to support modernization and technological development in Africa on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg last month.

Panel at BRICS People's Summit BRICS People’s Summit discusses cooperation and multipolarity to strengthen developing countries

Researchers and representatives of civil society advocated for cooperation between the countries and the strengthening of social struggles on the bloc’s agenda.

Youth in Burkina Faso plant crops Blandine Sankara: “Agroecology is a form of resistance and decolonization”

Founded by Thomas Sankara’s sister, Yelemani Association inspires the fight against desertification in Burkina Faso.

boat parade with 200 vessels navigating the waters of the Guajará Bay 30,000 people from 62 countries participating in COP30 People’s Summit in Belém

At the opening of the event, 1,300 landless peasants marched towards a boat parade with 200 vessels navigating the waters of the Guajará Bay.

COP30 Belém, Brazil Developing countries continue to push for adequate climate financing as COP30 begins in Brazil

Most of the world’s developing countries are facing financial crises, along with high and rising external debt, and find it difficult to prioritize projects needed to achieve global climate goals over development spending.

COP30 COP30 takes place in Brazil, seeking to prevent “climate collapse”

The meeting has been filled with warnings and urgent calls to action from more than 50 heads of state.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel hurricane prep Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, set to hit Haiti and Cuba

Melissa barrels into Jamaica as strongest hurricane on record; millions across the Caribbean brace for impact

President Xi Jinping delivered video remarks at the United Nations Climate Summit.  China announces up to 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035

While implementing climate obligations, fairness and equity must be maintained and the right of the developing countries to develop must be respected, President Xi Jinping said during the UN climate summit.