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People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder

Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the latest annual death toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness. Organised crime groups or professional killers were…

People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder

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Saudi Arabia increasingly threatened by Houthis' advance - analysis

Saudi Arabia shot down a Houthi drone outside of Mecca, but the Saudi military response remains in disarray.

  • Saudi Arabia destroys drone targeting Mecca's airspace on September 15
  • Houthis advance on Red Sea coast, control islands guarding Bab al-Mandab Strait
  • Saudi Arabia weighs options against Houthis, risking oil supply disruptions

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