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Tens of thousands of people in Croatia are protesting an illegal toxic waste dump containing approximately 35,000 tons of waste. Authorities are investigating ten suspects and four companies for illegal import and disposal of waste.
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The UN Environment Programme acknowledges that the 1.5-degree Celsius limit for global warming, as aimed for in the Paris Agreement, is no longer achievable. Global greenhouse gas emissions have reached a new record high, leading to more intense weather extremes and rising sea levels.
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In 2021, Bavaria's Minister-President Markus Söder announced the rewetting of 2,000 hectares in Donaumoos, with 200 million Euros allocated. Five years later, progress is minimal despite peatlands being crucial carbon sinks for climate protection.
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Citizens in Croatia are protesting the government due to the detection of PFAS chemicals in the drinking water of the Lika region. Independent institutes warn of health risks, while the government dismisses the concerns as exaggerated. Prominent figures are supporting the protests and criticizing government policy.
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An event in Berlin discusses granting legal personhood to bodies of water to enhance their protection. A legislative initiative to recognize the Spree as a legal person has gathered nearly 20,000 signatures, aiming to enable lawsuits against ecological degradation, such as from data centers.
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Around 45,000 people are expected in Mendig, Rhineland-Palatinate, for the 50th annual meeting of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. The national chairman criticized that the lived reality of volunteerism, cohesion, and commitment to peace and democracy is hardly present in current state election campaigns.
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Cologne Pastor Meurer calls togetherness the "driving force of democracy," emphasizing it as a way of life that includes respect and minority protection. He has been committed to disadvantaged people in Cologne for over 30 years and is now retiring.
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A musician sang of an "Intifada like the PFLP," an organization linked to suicide bombings with explosives and nails, and hijackings. The PFLP was also involved in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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A Russian drone struck the headquarters of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) in Kyiv, injuring at least five people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a response to the attack.