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Latin America accounted for 85% of environmental defender killings in 2025, report says
Sep 15, 2026 - World 
At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world last year, with Latin America accounting for 85% of the deaths as conflicts over land and natural resources continued to put Indigenous people and small-scale farmers at risk, according to a report released Wednesday.
Brazil's top court postpones decision on key justice de Moraes ahead of October elections
Sep 15, 2026 - World
Brazil's Supreme Court suspended deliberations Tuesday in a case revolving around one of its justices that is shaking the run-up to the country's presidential election in October.
Iran hit hundreds of buildings, dozens of aircraft as war drains U.S. munitions, IG says
Sep 15, 2026 - World
Iranian missile and drone attacks on U.S. outposts in the Middle East have damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and dozens of American combat aircraft since the start of the war against Tehran, according to a major new report from the Pentagon's inspector general.
Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
Sep 15, 2026 - World 
A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon
China spy chief warns AI threatens Communist rule, is main battlefield for major powers
Sep 15, 2026 - World
Foreign artificial intelligence technology poses a direct threat to Chinese Communist Party rule and AI development is now a central battlefield in global competition with the U.S., according to China's most senior intelligence official.
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