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How long will Canada’s glaciers last?

Climate change is having a huge impact on Canada’s Rocky Mountain glaciers, and scientists say we have already passed the tipping point. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga travelled to the Athabasca Glacier, the focal point of the Icefield...

CBC News

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Mali, Burkina Faso restrict entry to U.S. nationals

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced travel restrictions on American citizens in a tit-for-tat move after the U.S. added both countries to a no-entry list.

Africanews

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EU’s carbon border tax risks trade war with China and India

The EU carbon border tax targets high-emission imports, pressuring China and India to go green, curbing offshoring but likely raising EU prices.

Al Jazeera

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Major fire breaks out in historic church in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, during New Years celebrations a large fire broke out in a historic church. Much like the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the Dutch church had a wooden structure, making fighting the fire that much more difficult.

France 24

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Kenya's aspiring lawyers grapple with harassment and exploitation

On-the-job training for aspiring lawyers in Kenya is often marred by more than academic pressure. For many young women, it means quietly enduring harassment, bullying, and exploitation.

DW News

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High winds force thousands of seabirds off course

It’s not unusual for dovekies to get lost on land, but stronger than normal winds this year are forcing thousands off course. Wildlife rescuer Karen Gosse says they need water to take flight again, and without human intervention they’ll ...

CBC News

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EU's carbon border tax goes into effect risking trade escalation

Steel and aluminium exporters to the EU will start paying for the CO2 emissions linked to their production as of 1 January 2026. Critics have accused the EU's law of 'protectionism' and say it will hurt trade.

Euronews

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Ice Core Time Machine: What researchers could learn 613 meters down

The Müller Ice Cap ice core, the deepest in the Americas at 613 metres, is being processed in a University of Alberta lab. From it, scientists hope to trace 10,000 years of climate data in the form of trace elements, greenhouse gases, an...

CBC News

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Pope Leo asks Rome to be welcoming to foreigners as year ends

The Vatican this week released statistics showing 3.2 million people had participated in Vatican liturgies, audiences, Angelus prayers and Jubilee audiences this year. Pope Leo XIV asked that Rome be welcoming to foreigners as 2025 draws...

Euronews

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Mali, Burkina Faso ban U.S. citizens in retaliation

Mali and Burkina Faso say they’re shutting their doors to U.S. citizens, a direct response to President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travelers from their countries.

Africanews

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Haitian asylum seekers deported to U.S. after crossing into Quebec

Some of the 19 Haitian asylum seekers who were arrested after crossing the U.S.-Canada border in the Montérégie region on Christmas Day have been sent back to the U.S., according to the Canada Border Services Agency.

CBC News

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DOJ pushed for charges against Abrego Garcia after his deportation

A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia suggests Justice Department officials only pushed for his indictment after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

CBS America

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Migrants fear future under Portugal’s stricter immigration rules

Portugal’s government has tightened immigration laws, citing the previous system as too flexible. The reforms have sparked concern among migrants about their future in the country.

Al Jazeera

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Judge allows Trump admin to share Medicaid participant info with ICE

A California judge is giving the Trump administration the green light to share Medicaid participant information with ICE. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

CBS America

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2025's biggest environmental wins

2025 may have been a long year, but it wasn’t without good news. From healthier rivers to recovering trees and atmosphere, here are some of the major wins for Earth’s climate and nature that you may have missed to help break up your doom...

The Weather Channel

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Syria's leaders take controversial steps to win Alawite loyalty

Syria’s rulers are trying to mend hostilities after a bloody insurrection and reprisals between Assad loyalists and security forces in March with a scheme that offers financial support to members of the Alawite community.

Reuters

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Deported migrants share how they navigate life across the border

As the holidays highlight the pain of separation for deported immigrants, new DHS incentives for voluntary return offer little comfort to those still hoping to go back to the U.S.

Scripps News

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Copenhagen tours highlight diversity

In Copenhagen, recent immigrants are offering visitors guided tours of their neighborhoods, providing an insight into their lives and a new perspective on Danish society.

DW News

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How Las Vegas recycles Christmas trees into community resources

From holiday centerpiece to community resource! See how Las Vegas turns Christmas trees into garden mulch and supports local nonprofits.

Scripps Local

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Climate anxiety is shaping how young Americans think about having kids

Some young adults say their considering climate change and the future when deciding whether or not to have children. David Schechter reports.

CBS America

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Investigations begin into alleged fraud at Minnesota day cares

As Homeland Security agents were in Minnesota conducting what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called a "massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud," many of their targets came not from tips from the FBI, but from a video posted...

CBS America

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Federal officials checking suspected fraud sites in Minneapolis

The Department of Homeland Security conducted a series of inspections in Minneapolis on Monday as federal authorities say they are investigating "rampant fraud."

CBS America

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Over 3,000 migrants die on route to Spain in 2025 as borders tighten

Fresh figures show more than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp drop from the previous 12 months.

Africanews

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The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history

Four years after the Marshall Fire devastated communities near Boulder, Colorado, a look back reveals a familiar warning sign this season: an unusually dry winter pattern with delayed snowfall.

AccuWeather

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Controversy grows in DRC over alleged tolerance of anti-Tutsi rhetoric

Controversy is growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo over alleged government tolerance of anti-Tutsi rhetoric. President Félix Tshisekedi met on December 22nd with two Congolese expatriates from the United States, Jean-Claude Muben...

Africanews

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Argentine farmers bag last fields as 'excellent' wheat season wraps

Like many other Argentine farmers, Diego Ugrotte is wrapping up what he calls an "excellent season." With the country's two main grain exchanges estimating the 2025/26 wheat harvest at a record between 27.1 and 27.7 million tons, the far...

Reuters

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Indian students at Berlin university face deportation

High tuition fees and even bigger, broken promises. For Indian students at the International University (IU), the dream of studying in Germany has turned into a nightmare. "My life feels like hell," one of them told Euronews.

Euronews

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Tips for combatting loneliness

Loneliness is on the rise in the U.S., with 40% of adults over 45 reporting feeling lonely, a recent AARP study shows. Dr. Sue Varma, a board-certified psychiatrist, has more.

CBS News

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Syrian Alawites protest after deadly mosque bombing

Members of Syria's Alawite minority protested in the thousands on December 28, days after an attack on an Alawite mosque killed eight people. Clashes between demonstrators and security forces broke out at some of the protests, with at le...

France 24

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Iranian women unveiled: A shift in hijab enforcement?

Across Tehran, women of all ages openly defy Iran's compulsory hijab rules. Many see this as a sign that the Islamic Republic was weakened by the 12-day war with Israel. In an exclusive interview from inside Iran, DW spoke with two young...

DW News