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NASA developed Ice Flow Perturbation Analysis to map Greenland's subglacial terrain, uncovering 1,943 valleys—about a third previously unknown—offering new insights into the ice sheet's future.
Since October 2025, a massive gas leak from deteriorating pipelines has endangered Bille village in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The government has launched an investigation through NUPRC to assess the situation at Shell facilities.
The Ethiopian federal army is mounting a counter-offensive in the north, including a drone strike on Tigray's public television in Mekelle. Fighting is also reported in Alamata, a strategic area south of Tigray.
On Thursday, September 24, in Poland, a priest was killed in a knife attack carried out by a 31-year-old Ukrainian man in a convent in the southeast. Four others were hospitalized. The attacker's identity has fueled hatred toward Ukrainian refugees in the country, according to RFI.
The National Rally and its allies won 14 seats in the French Senate, enabling them to form a parliamentary group in the upper chamber for the first time, according to France 24.
On September 25, 2025, Madagascar's youth sparked a social and political revolt leading to President Andry Rajoelina's departure and military rule. One year later, opinions diverge on progress and betrayal, with strong demands for essential services, freedoms, justice, and an end to the transition. Think tank Diapason analyzes the situation.
Bertrand Badie, emeritus professor at Sciences Po, criticizes the paralysis of the UN Security Council and states reform is impossible in a September 27, 2026 RFI interview.
Two separate shootings killed 27 people overnight in South Africa, with 17 victims near Johannesburg and 10 near Cape Town, connected to local disputes.
Bangkok faces severe flooding after 48 hours of intense rainfall, with nearly 300 mm of water recorded. All 50 districts are under a state of natural disaster, announces the Thai government.
The week was marked by the historic arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Paris, France's first match since Zidane's appointment as coach, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's address at the UN General Assembly.
A Swiss referendum asks voters to approve a stricter constitutional definition of neutrality as other neutral countries bolster defense and NATO ties.
A Northern Ireland court has allowed a Protestant parade to pass through a disputed route in a Catholic area, ending a nearly 30-year-old dispute linked to the Drumcree parade. The conflict had caused violence in the 1990s, threatening the peace process. Counter-protests and significant police deployment are underway to keep opposing groups apart.
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