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The Poorest Country In The World And 14 Others Facing Dire Hardship. Explore the 2025 list of the poorest nations by GDP and GDP per capita. What factors impact their economy?

A regional grid may be pricy, but it can help export green power where it needs to go—and boost regional cooperation too.

Richer countries have agreed to give poorer nations hundreds of billions to cut emissions, but details can be hard to find

Scheme aims to raise $125bn to invest in bonds, with returns used to reward tropical countries for conservation

Report to be discussed at Cop30 says global agreements should target carbon intensive activities and ‘ultra high net worth individuals’

A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development.

New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected

Two years into the Israeli war in Gaza, world leaders recently gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to deliberate on a long-awaited peace plan to end the conflict.

Donald Trump has declared peace in the Middle East and secured a fragile ceasefire. What happens next is not so clear, James C. Reynolds reports

After 14 years of destruction, Syria must be swiftly rebuilt to bring stability to the country and the wider region, a top UN official in the war-ravaged nation told AFP. Reconstruction is one of the most significant challenges facing Syria's new Islamist authorities after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar…

Syria's civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar al-Assad were met with a brutal crackdown and spiralled into armed conflict.