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Six billion tonnes of sand are extracted from world’s oceans each year
UN warns the scale of dredging has a devastating effect on biodiversity and coastal communities.
Photos: Heavy rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria
The storms come on the heels of major summer wildfires that hit Greece over the past few weeks.
‘Don’t come back without Nader’: Search for Tunisian lost en route to Italy
Rashid is on a desperate quest to find his brother Nader, lost at sea, who left Tunisia by boat to join him in Italy.
Climate issues unresolved as recently flooded New Delhi hosts G20 summit
Climate ministers of G20 nations ended last meeting in July without resolving major disagreements on climate policies.
Sri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings
British TV report alleges a top Sri Lankan intelligence official hatched Easter Sunday bombings plot to influence polls.
Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League over X’s falling revenue
Billionaire owner of platform formerly known as Twitter says anti-Semitism accusations have hurt company's bottom line.
India’s manufacturers cash in as brands seek refuge from US-China tensions
Indian firms are capitalising on a push by leading brands to diversify their suppliers away from China.
Tens of thousands evacuated in southern China amid relentless rain
The rain has broken 12-year-old records in Fuzhou with warnings that 49 reservoirs have exceeded flood limits.
Can a divided G20 still set the global agenda?
It represents 85 percent of global GDP. But deep fissures and absent leaders raise questions about its future.
Home away from home: South Asian vendors in an ancient Omani market
South Asian vendors at Muttrah Souq, once Oman’s main commercial centre, have been working there for generations.