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People move past a road washed out by floodwaters in Pakistan’s northern Swat Valley on August 27. | Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images How the flooding crisis became so awful. Flash floods over the weekend left one-third of Pakistan submerged

BAGHDAD — Supporters of an influential Iraqi Shi‘ite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns into Iraq’s Green Zone and security forces returned fire Tuesday, a serious escalation of a monthslong political crisis gripping the nation. The death toll rose

The fossil fuel-driven climate emergency has already locked in so much ice melt in Greenland that sea levels will surge by nearly a foot in the coming decades, peer-reviewed research published Monday warns, underscoring the need to rapidly transform virtually

Iraqi cleric tells loyalists to leave streets after clashes  The Associated Press – en Español LIVE: Clashes near Iraq’s parliament in Baghdad  Reuters Deadly clashes in Iraq as Sadr quits politics  Reuters Iraq protests: Multiple deaths, dozens injured after hundreds storm gov’t palace,

Textiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant she says was probably designed for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago. For Singh — who moved from

The “Man of the Hole” lived in isolation and resisted contact for decades after the rest of his tribe was massacred. His death precedes Brazil’s elections, where Indigenous rights are on the ballot. (Image credit: Brazil’s National Indian Foundation via

Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site. The prosecutor’s office said on Twitter it was

A third of Pakistan is underwater from floods, climate chief says  The Washington Post Pakistan floods caused by ‘monsoon on steroids,’ says UN chief in urgent appeal  CNN One third of Pakistan is under flood water, says minister – BBC News  BBC News

Biden administration officials said Russian cargo planes have flown at least two kinds of Iranian drones to Russia that the U.S. expects Moscow to use in Ukraine.

The alleged involvement of the Iran-backed militia poses a challenge for the White House as it seeks to navigate Baghdad’s tumultuous politics.