Study: 90% of the Himalayas will experience year-round drought at 3°C warming.
Roaring results from a ground-breaking study conducted by East Anglian University experts have shown that almost 90% of the Himalayan region is at risk of experiencing drought for more than a year. This is a three-degree Celsius increase in global warming.
Russia shoots down "38 drones" after reports that Ukraine deployed weapons into Crimea.
All 38 drones that Ukraine had launched at the Crimean peninsula, according to Russia, have been destroyed by its air defense systems. Social media posts about early-morning explosions close to an oil facility in the Black Sea port of Feodosia prompted the declaration. Rob McBride of Al Jazeera has the most recent information from Kyiv.
In Moscow, many commemorate the takeover of Crimea ten years ago.
On the tenth anniversary of Russia's takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, thousands of people gathered at Red Square in Moscow. Although most nations still recognize Crimea as part of Ukraine, it is a strategically valuable area that gives Russia's navy more access to international waters.
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