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Climate change and human error shrivel Greek agriculture (John Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera)

The farmers of Ampelonas in central Greece are headed for financial ruin. Last July, as a series of heatwaves struck the country, their electricity...

Ecuador president calls for dialogue with Indigenous protesters (Al Jazeera)

Indigenous and rural Ecuadorans have blocked roads in several provinces on the second day of protests against rising fuel prices amid a state of emergency as...

India tests nuclear-capable missile amid tensions with China (Al Jazeera)

India has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5,000km (3,125 miles) from an island off its east coast amid rising...

‘Religious freedom conditions in India greatly concerning’ (Raqib Hameed Naik, Al Jazeera)

In April this year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan federal government commission, recommended India be placed on a religious...

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target before COP26 (Al Jazeera)

India has rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out...

Kenya to convert oil plants to LNG in climate-friendly grid push (David Herbling, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Kenya plans to retire or convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to use liquefied natural gas by 2030 as the nation pursues a cleaner...

Israel approves about 3,000 settler homes in occupied West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Palestinians have condemned Israel’s approval of about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli defence official said a planning forum of...

Saudi Arabia designates Hezbollah’s financial arm as ‘terrorists’ (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia has classified the Lebanon-based Al-Qard Al-Hassan association as a “terrorist” entity, citing links to activities supporting Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah, state media...

Erdogan says he expects to discuss F-35 dispute with Biden (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expects to meet US President Joe Biden next week and take up Turkey’s removal from the US-led...

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