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Germany violated nature conservation law, rules EU top court

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan meets with Armenian separatists

India suspends visa processing for Canadians

Syria's Assad visits China for first time since civil war

Germany signs UN treaty to protect ocean marine life

World's oldest wooden structure found in Zambia

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Nagorno-Karabakh

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The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a long-running ethnic and territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the South Caucasus region between Europe and Asia.

Protesters rallied in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, over the government's handling of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Africa

A boat with migrants enters the Favaloro wharf at the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.

Migration as a weapon: Is Tunisia blackmailing the EU?

Cooperation on irregular migration is proving difficult. Tunisia and Europe both have something to win and to lose.

Asia

Thailand: What next for reformist Pita after failed PM bid?

Pita Limjaroenrat quit as leader of the Move Forward Party after being blocked by the Senate from forming a government.

Germany

People ride a giant swing during the Oktoberfest parade in Munich

Munich celebrates Oktoberfest with beer and lederhosen

Munich is running wild with visitors happily celebrating Oktoberfest.

Europe

Croatia's solar energy gets a citizen-led boost

Croatians battle old socialist stereotypes and government red tape to bring solar energy to their country.

Middle East

Three border guards in helmets and beige and khaki fatigues, with the Iranian flag insignia on the sleeve, hold rifles beside a wire mesh fence across barren terrain.

Iran and the Taliban: Counterterrorism cooperation?

Repeated terrorist attacks in Iran have exposed shortcomings in Iran's security agencies.

North America

Three men, two wearing medical masks, stand on a runway, smiling, as they are greeted by reporters

US-Iran prisoner swap: Not the first deal between rivals

This is not the first time Iran and the US have exchanged prisoners. Other countries are now also involved in talks.

Latin America

An official of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) is seen on the right with his back towards the camera, his green T-shirt displaying the yellow IBAMA lettering. In the background several indigenous people and huts with thatched roofs are visible.

Protecting Brazil's Amazon rainforest, one tree at a time

The Brazilian government has strengthened the agency monitoring illegal deforestation in the Amazon.

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A man sits in front of his destroyed house in Derna, head in his hands

Image: Ahmed Gaber/Xinhua/IMAGO

Libya flood damage

Thousands are dead and missing after catastrophic flooding caused massive destruction in northern Libya.

Libya flood: Protester anger could lead to crackdown

Deadly dam failures: cause, effect and prevention

Climate change fueled catastrophic Libya flooding

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Right-wing extremism

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From neo-Nazis in Europe to white supremacist movements in the United States to religious nationalists in Latin America and beyond, right-wing extremism is a consistent — and growing — threat to cultures and societies.