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Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Eco-anxiety is a growing challenge facing professionals working on climate-related issues, including researchers and educators. The mental health impacts of the climate crisis are widely recognised and have been documented by numerous scholarly studies. For students and young people in particular, anxiety related to the climate crisis is likely to increase following the political victories of anti-climate actors, the withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Agreement, and the fact that the 1.5°C warming limit has already been exceeded. This will only be exacerbated as the impacts of the climate crisis – including wildfires, droughts and extreme weather events – become increasingly part of our lived experiences and our news media.

The SIM Peter Baehr lecture of 2025 will be given by Jolien Schukking, judge at the European Court of Human rights.

In this episode of our Climate series, we look at Mar Menor, the first ecosystem in Europe to gain legal personhood. A unique place for several reasons, Mar Meno is now also the first natural entit…

A ballot measure in California will ask voters if they OK a new congressional map. In a sign of how rare the proposal is, it specifically cites Texas Republicans' new districts in the measure's title.

The Trump administration has signalled a willingness to use military force against drug cartels.

The former president has been found guilty of trying to mount coup to cling to power after he lost the election.