Iran's water crisis and the Taliban;
Washington moves to secure critical mineral supply;
In Syria, a deepening food crisis;
All eyes on Ukraine's lithium sector;
Mining ambitions divide Pacific nations

Water treaty suspension escalates Kashmir conflict;
China's global mining surge;
Kabul's deepening water crisis;
Tehran heatwave sparks emergency closure;
China, EU clash over trade

In Trump's military, a more skeptical view of climate;
China's future energy source;
Africa searches for answers to food insecurity;
China accelerates stockpiling efforts

DOD considers climate change a growing security threat in Africa;
Tehran faces shutdowns amid worsening air quality;
A new cold war over rare earth elements;
Famine in Sudan expands as government resists foreign aid;
China's water policies endanger central Asian stability

How Hamas profits from humanitarian aid;
The Ukraine war and global food security;
Zambian drought deepens energy crisis