One million animal and plant species - that's one in eight - are at risk of extinction.
That's according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of nature released Monday.
"The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed,” said Professor Josef Settele, who co-chaired the study by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Elena Casas reports from Paris:
Netanyahu heads for Washington to deepen ties with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to leave Israel on Sunday for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, looking to strengthen ties with Washington after tensions with the previous White House administration over the war in Gaza.
Syria's President Sharaa to visit Saudi Arabia
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa headed to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, his office said.
Mexico vows retaliation to Trump tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the US decision to slap 25 per cent tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico, as a trade war broke out between the two neighbours.
Arab foreign ministers reject call for transfer of Palestinians
Arab foreign ministers rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any circumstances, presenting a unified stance against US President Donald Trump's call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip.
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