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Saturday, September 26, 2026
SeedDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)

Drought declared in three-quarters of India's richest state

Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai.

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SeedDaily Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova's parliament on Tuesday voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as the country face...

SeedDaily Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka flies monks over drought-hit areas to seek divine help

Sri Lanka's Air Force said on Sunday it had flown Buddhist monks who prayed and sprinkled holy water over drought-hit areas in an ...

SeedDaily Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Nine European countries beat August drought record: AFP analysis

Nine European countries experienced their driest August on record as a sweltering summer supercharged by climate change scorched t...

DisasterDay Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals ...

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SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Ivory Coast cracks down on illegal gold mining

Ivorian authorities on Thursday announced measures to eradicate illegal gold mining across the West African country within six months through tougher surveillance and penalities.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Guatemala to provide food aid as El Nino causes severe drought

Guatemala will provide food assistance to more than one million families living through drought due to the powerful El Nino weather pattern, the government announced Wednesday.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
French presidential hopeful Philippe pledges climate readiness

French presidential candidate Edouard Philippe on Thursday said he would help France better adapt to face climate change if he won, after the country's hottest summer since 1900.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger - El Nino chokes Central America

Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El Nino weather pattern...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump h...

DarwinDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have piled pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of N...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Oman calls for self-restraint, dialog in Mideast conflict

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi called at the UN Saturday for "self-restraint" from all sides in the Mid...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reope...

SinoDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Trump took Xi on ballroom tour: White House

US President Donald Trump took Chinese President Xi Jinping and other state dinner guests on a tour of the con...

SinoDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions

US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a lavish state dinner at the White House on Thu...