The government of Tajikistan’s campaign against the operations of a charitable organization funded by the Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the country’s Ismaili minority, has intensified over the past few weeks. In the most recent development, the authorities have revoked the license of the Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO.
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Earth has experienced its warmest August on record
Several continents simultaneously saw record-high temperatures last month. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth experienced its warmest August on record, in a continuation of extreme heat records being broken in 2023.
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Climate change heatwave strikes U.S and Mexico
Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US south-west, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group studied excess heat between May and early June, when the US heatwave was concentrated in south-west states including California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Rescue teams still hearing voices from under the rubble
Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble more than a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, offering a glimmer of hope of finding more survivors. According to state broadcaster TRT Haber, emergency workers saved a 35-year-old woman who was believed to have been buried for around 205 hours in the same region.
