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The harsh realities of Afghan women – barred from education, employment and public life under Taliban rule – are depicted in the Paris exhibition "No Woman's Land", which reveals their struggles through powerful images and testimonies.

Elnur Soltanov recorded speaking with fake oil and gas group that asked for deals in exchange for sponsoring talks

Overall, 44 percent of the victims were children; the youngest was a day-old boy and the oldest was a 97-year-old woman.

Every autumn, the UN holds its international climate summit or “Cop” (Conference of the Parties). Between each Cop, a smaller, lower-profile gathering takes place. Called the SB – short for “subsidary bodies” of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – these smaller meetings matter but don’t draw as…

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The UN condemned on Friday the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel's war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.

AN aid group has described scenes of “almost unparalleled suffering” in Gaza with families pushed “beyond breaking point”...

Focus will be on climate finance and improving on current goal of providing $100bn a year to poor countries

City officials say supporters were attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks

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Prospects of strong outcome appear dim but there is hope the talks will address pressing issue of climate finance