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Millions of Indigenous people protect the Amazon, a crucial global carbon sink threatened by mining, oil and agribusiness - their protests to defend land rights and ecosystems have direct consequences for climate, biodiversity and global environmental stability.

Many risk the Channel crossing in flimsy boats to reach the UK for safety, work or family ties; overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels, smuggling networks and hazardous sea conditions turn attempts deadly despite tight coastal surveillance.

Israeli forces have advanced into southern Lebanon, encircling villages and displacing civilians while parallel talks seek a ceasefire - tensions center on Hezbollah, whose presence and cross‑border attacks drive Israel’s operations and complicate negotiations.

President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself in a Christ-like pose on his official account and then clashed with the Pope - even many of his largely Christian supporters found the stunt offensive.

In Germany Union Berlin appointed Marie-Louisa Eta as head coach - the first woman in the Bundesliga - highlighting a persistent gender gap across major European leagues where managerial roles remain overwhelmingly male.

Spain is granting residency to around 500,000 previously undocumented migrants - many from Latin America and the Maghreb - allowing them to live and work legally. This move aims to bring workers into the formal economy, increase tax revenue and improve rights and stability for migrants.

Japan has eased long-standing limits and now allows exports of lethal weapons to strengthen security ties and enter the global defense market - a move that breaks with decades of pacifist policy and worries many citizens.

Cannes now hosts the World AI Film Festival alongside the main event - AI is already widely used across filmmaking from scriptwriting and VFX to editing and marketing, reshaping creative roles, production workflows and rights questions as cinema adopts automated tools.

After three years of brutal conflict between the army and RSF militias, parts of Sudan - including Khartoum - need extensive demining to remove landmines that could contaminate land for decades, a costly, complex process essential for civilian safety and recovery.

In Germany Fridays for Future protesters - mainly students - are rallying because they fear Germany’s shift to green energy is being stalled: the economy minister proposes cutting renewables subsidies and redirecting funds to gas plants, prompting widespread demonstrations.