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Colorful trees stand near a road through the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Oct. 2, 2021. More than 100 countries are pledging to end deforestation at COP26 in Glasgow.

More than 100 countries pledge to curb deforestation at COP26 conference

More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation in the coming decade during the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Also, A deadly explosion at a military hospital kills at least 19 people in Afghanistan. And, Yahoo pulls out of China.

Flames and smoke billow as firefighters deal with a serious fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London.

London apartment fire death toll rises to ‘at least’ 12

Conflict
Cadbury creme eggs

It’s hard to decide what’s most ‘ridiculous’ about Cadbury’s egg controversy

Food
Unite for Europe march

Tens of thousands march against Brexit on the EU’s 60th anniversary

Business, Finance & Economics
Martin McGuinness coffin

Not everyone is mourning Martin McGuinness, the IRA fighter turned peacemaker

Conflict
One of the high streets in Boston is dominated by shops aimed at recent arrivals to the town

Boston, UK: Britain’s Brexit epicenter

Culture

The small market town of Boston, in Lincolnshire, recorded the highest rate of pro-Brexit voting anywhere in the country: 76 percent in favor of leaving the European Union.

Iraqi fiction writer Anoud recently moved to New York.

2017 feels almost as strange as this writer’s dystopian vision of Iraq in 2103

Books

The satirical fiction of Mosul-born Anoud targets ISIS, the international community and even refugees.

That's all we have left m'am: squid are increasingly replacing traditional fish in British waters

Climate change is coming for the UK’s fish and chips

Culture

For generations, British people have relied on the seas around them to supply the key ingredient for a beloved national dish. But climate change is shifting fish stocks.

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter also made beautiful, scientifically accurate illustrations of mushrooms

Arts

Potter, who created Peter Rabbit and other characters, loved science as much as the stories that made her famous. The Victorian era wasn’t ready for that.

In this photo, migrant families had just crossed the border from Serbia to Croatia, on Sept. 24, 2015.

Trump’s new ad plays on Europe’s refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming

Election 2016

A new Donald Trump presidential campaign ad features streams of people walking underneath a bridge, while the Republican candidate’s voice speaks of “massive illegal immigration” to the US.