Almost three-quarters of the world's cultural and natural heritage is threatened by floods or drought, according to the UN body Unesco.
EntertainmentThe Stockholm stock exchange ended the trading week on a high note across the board, in line with leading European stock exchanges. The market welcomed new tariff news from the US and China and seized on the Trump administration's hopes for more trade agreements.
BusinessBrazil has auctioned off several areas near the Amazon River for oil prospecting. The sale, which takes place just months before the UN's climate meeting in the region, is met with loud criticism from environmental groups and indigenous peoples.
WorldFour more judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are being sanctioned by the United States. "These four individuals have actively participated in the ICC's illegitimate and unfounded actions," says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement.
World politicsLeo XIV set the tone for his term of office during Sunday's installation mass in the Vatican. Stop exploiting nature and marginalization of the poor, the Pope urges. At the ceremony, presidents, patriarchs, and royalty were in attendance.
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