Russia’s nuclear plants are ageing. Who will pay to dismantle them?
Moscow faces a huge decommissioning bill at home even as it expands its nuclear industry abroad.
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Powerful storm floods US Northeast, causes power outages
The nor’easter causes another round of flooding in low-lying areas in New Jersey and New York City and knocks out power.
![People clean a flooded pizza restaurant during a nor'easter storm on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Sea Bright, New Jersey, US [Andres Kudacki/ AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26270661022259-1790545254.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Student protesters disrupt NVIDIA AI climate panel
Student protesters have interrupted an NVIDIA panel during NYC Climate Week.
Published On 26 Sep 2026
Nepal’s leader labels devastating flood a ‘warning to the world’
Prime Minister Balendra Shah says world leaders must act on climate change.
![Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026 [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-25T021746Z_2053760454_RC20QNA6J3VW_RTRMADP_3_NEPAL-FLOODS-BALEN-UN-1790310373.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico as Nolo strengthens near Hawaii
Mexico’s southwestern communities brace for Hurricane Polo, while Hawaii faces its third hurricane threat of the year.
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Forever Chemicals: Ground Zero
Pervasive, persistent and poisonous: How one US company helped pollute the world with forever chemicals.
Published On 24 Sep 2026
Twelve Kazakh soldiers die in Caspian Sea training incident
At least 17 Kazakh soldiers swept out to sea during naval training in western Mangystau region.
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Scientists warn super El Nino could cause 450,000 deaths: Should we worry?
Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.
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New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow
Purrfectly new to science: the first new wild cat found in over a century proves that cats do have nine (secret) lives.
New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
Leopardus tilcayo is the first new living cat species named and described in more than a century.
![A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1, 2026 [Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Handout via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-17T154146Z_238128909_RC2KANAC4Y4W_RTRMADP_3_SCIENCE-CAT-1789702208.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Russia ‘sabotaging’ power supply lines at Zaporizhzhia plant: Greenpeace
Investigation finds no evidence of Russia’s claims that Ukrainian attacks hit the nuclear power plant.
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