1. ECOWAS Declares Regional ‘State of Emergency’ Over West Africa Coup Wave

• West African bloc ECOWAS says the region is in a de-facto emergency after a string of coups and coup attempts in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Benin and others. Leaders meeting in Abuja signaled they’re ready to use tougher sanctions and even military intervention to deter new putsches. The move underlines how political instability and armed groups are reshaping the Sahel’s security map.

2. UN Report: Food and Fossil Fuels Are Driving $5 Billion in Environmental Damage Every Hour

• The latest Global Environment Outlook estimates annual global environmental damage at about $45 trillion. Industrial agriculture and fossil-fuel use account for a huge share of that—equivalent to roughly $5 billion of harm every hour. The report urges governments to end harmful subsidies, price in ecological costs, and overhaul food and energy systems to avoid a slow-motion planetary breakdown.

3. Copernicus Scientists Say 2025 Is on Track to Be the 2nd or 3rd Hottest Year Ever Recorded

• Europe’s Copernicus Climate Service reports that temperatures so far in 2025 put it among the top three hottest years in the instrumental record. Together with 2023 and 2024, it forms a three-year stretch averaging more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Scientists warn this shows how close the world is to overshooting the Paris Agreement’s core temperature limit.

4. Israel Named World’s Deadliest Country for Journalists for Third Year in a Row, RSF Says

• Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says 29 of the 67 journalists killed worldwide in 2025 died in Israeli operations in Gaza. The group argues many cases appear to show deliberate targeting of independent reporters, not stray bullets. Israel disputes this, claiming some of the dead were militants, but the figures highlight the extreme danger of reporting from the enclave.

5. CISA Warns Pro-Russia Hacktivists Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

• A joint advisory from U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA and partners says pro-Russian hacktivist groups are launching “opportunistic” cyberattacks. Targets include energy networks, water systems, transport and hospitals in the U.S. and allied countries. Most operations involve website defacements, DDoS and ransomware aimed at disruption and psychological impact rather than large-scale physical damage—so far.

1. ECOWAS Declares Regional ‘State of Emergency’ Over West Africa Coup Wave

• West African bloc ECOWAS says the region is in a de-facto emergency after a string of coups and coup attempts in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Benin and others. Leaders meeting in Abuja signaled they’re ready to use tougher sanctions and even military intervention to deter new putsches. The move underlines how political instability and armed groups are reshaping the Sahel’s security map.

2. UN Report: Food and Fossil Fuels Are Driving $5 Billion in Environmental Damage Every Hour

• The latest Global Environment Outlook estimates annual global environmental damage at about $45 trillion. Industrial agriculture and fossil-fuel use account for a huge share of that—equivalent to roughly $5 billion of harm every hour. The report urges governments to end harmful subsidies, price in ecological costs, and overhaul food and energy systems to avoid a slow-motion planetary breakdown.

3. Copernicus Scientists Say 2025 Is on Track to Be the 2nd or 3rd Hottest Year Ever Recorded

• Europe’s Copernicus Climate Service reports that temperatures so far in 2025 put it among the top three hottest years in the instrumental record. Together with 2023 and 2024, it forms a three-year stretch averaging more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Scientists warn this shows how close the world is to overshooting the Paris Agreement’s core temperature limit.

4. Israel Named World’s Deadliest Country for Journalists for Third Year in a Row, RSF Says

• Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says 29 of the 67 journalists killed worldwide in 2025 died in Israeli operations in Gaza. The group argues many cases appear to show deliberate targeting of independent reporters, not stray bullets. Israel disputes this, claiming some of the dead were militants, but the figures highlight the extreme danger of reporting from the enclave.

5. CISA Warns Pro-Russia Hacktivists Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

• A joint advisory from U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA and partners says pro-Russian hacktivist groups are launching “opportunistic” cyberattacks. Targets include energy networks, water systems, transport and hospitals in the U.S. and allied countries. Most operations involve website defacements, DDoS and ransomware aimed at disruption and psychological impact rather than large-scale physical damage—so far.