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The edition of Monday, 5 October 2026.

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This edition is frozen: the articles are the state of the archived day, while the classifications on the cards show the current state of the open dataset.

Climate & Environment

3 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-10-05

Thailand braces for more rain as death toll from recent flooding hits 31

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities on Monday warned of more rain and flash flooding as the death toll from floods across the country since mid-September rose to 31. Thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain are expected across much of upper Thailand from Monday through Wednesday,…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●
Climate Home News GB Europe 2026-10-05

Africa should not have to adapt to an unjust climate system 

Adaptation must go beyond infrastructure and resilience to address colonial extraction, unequal development and debt dependency, which continue to fuel Africa's vulnerability

centre leaning progressive pro-European
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Peace & Disarmament

3 articles
OCCRP US International 2026-10-01

U.K. Sanctions Four Georgians Over Occupied Ukraine Visit

The new sanctions target political figures and commentators, including the brother-in-law of Tbilisi’s mayor, over a September 2025 meeting with the head of the Russian-backed, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic.

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung DE DACH 2026-10-05

Russischer Roman: Russlands erster Roman über den Ukrainekrieg

Der Exilrusse Dmitry Glukhovsky stellt seinen kriegskritischen Roman „Registrierung“ gratis ins Netz. Über Inhalt und Motivation streiten seine Landsleute in der Heimat und im Ausland heftig.

centre-right culturally centrist pro-European
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Social Europe DE Europe 2026-09-30

Europe Already Has a Weapon to Shield the ICC From Trump

Washington has sanctioned nine of the court’s 18 judges and now threatens the institution itself, yet Brussels hesitates.

left leaning progressive federalist
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Digital Rights

3 articles
Verfassungsblog DE Europe 2026-09-24

Was der BND künftig nicht mehr sagen muss

Bei der anstehenden Großreform des Nachrichtendienstrechts steht die Erweiterung zentraler Befugnisse im Fokus. Doch der Gesetzgeber will auch verändern, was Bürger über ihre Überwachung erfahren dürfen: Mit einer erstmals eigenständigen Regelung soll das Auskunftsrecht im…

centre leaning progressive pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○
Mongabay US Global South 2026-10-02

Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map

Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000 square miles) of the ocean surface each year, an area slightly larger than the nation of Mongolia. The estimate comes from a recent report by Skytruth, a U.S.-based nonprofit…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
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Health

3 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-10-02

Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study

As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with probiotics, beneficial bacteria isolated from healthy corals, and those treatments…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung DE DACH 2026-10-05

Tote Labormitarbeiterin: Russische Behörden dementieren Pest-Verdacht in Sibirien

Nach dem Tod einer Laborangestellten in einem Institut zur Pestbekämpfung in Sibirien sind viele Fragen offen. Die russischen Behörden widersprechen den Berichten, wonach sich die Frau nach einem Laborunfall mit Lungenpest infiziert habe. Die US-Gesundheitsbehörde beobachtet den…

centre-right culturally centrist pro-European
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●●

Economy & Labour

2 articles

Democracy & Rule of Law

2 articles
Deutschlandfunk DE DACH 2026-10-05

BND, MAD und Verfassungsschutz - Grünen-Politiker von Notz bekräftigt Einschätzung der Geheimdienste zu Russland

Der Grünen-Bundestagsabgeordnete von Notz hat die Einschätzung der Geheimdienste zur Bedrohung durch Russland bekräftigt. Man müsse die Ensthaftigkeit der Lage erkennen, sagte er dem Deutschlandfunk. Die Erkenntnisse müssten aber auch bei der Bevölkerung ankommen.

centre culturally centrist pro-European public service
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Inter Press Service IT Global South 2026-10-05

Sweden’s Far Right Falters

Four years ago, Sweden’s far right became the power behind a right-wing government. This time, it expected further gains and cabinet seats. But voters turned against it. In the 13 September general election, support for the far-right Sweden Democrats fell for the for the first…

centre-left leaning progressive EU-neutral
Econ GAL–TAN ●●●●○

Migration & Refuge

2 articles
Mongabay US Global South 2026-10-05

Rare Southern African succulent listed as critically endangered amid mining threat

The brown clockfig, an extremely rare succulent growing in the hot, arid border region of Namibia and South Africa, was recently assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. The western Gariep Valley is a vast landscape spanning the…

centre leaning progressive EU-neutral
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Science & Research

2 articles
Deutschlandfunk DE DACH 2026-10-05

Stockholm - Medizin-Nobelpreis geht an zwei deutsche Wissenschaftler und einen US-Amerikaner

Der Nobelpreis für Medizin geht in diesem Jahr unter anderem an zwei deutsche Wissenschaftler. Das Nobelpreis-Komitee in Stockholm gab bekannt, dass Peter ⁠Hegemann und ⁠Georg Nagel gemeinsam mit dem US-Amerikaner Karl Deisseroth geehrt werden.

centre culturally centrist pro-European public service
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