Category: Global

Massive Russian strike on Kyiv: ‘I hope my friends are alive’

The overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, which centred on the capital, Kyiv, reportedly involved some 90 missiles, including a powerful…

Displaced in Gaza: From home comforts to the shattering horror of war

In front of a simple tent in Gaza that offers no protection from the cold or the heat, in a…

Review of landmark nuclear treaty breaks up without consensus, raising arms race fears

After four weeks of negotiations at UN Headquarters in New York, the 11th Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty…

From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same

On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school,…

WHO chief calls for urgent Ebola action and pandemic preparedness

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus,…

Iran War Deepens Activist Dangers

LONDON, May 22 (IPS) – Narges Mohammadi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights activism in Iran, has…

Scarcity of Treatment Makes Syrians More Vulnerable to Mental Health Crisis

IDLIB, Syria, May 22 (IPS) – The protracted years of conflict in Syria have inflicted profound scars that transcend physical…

Socialism Is Slow to Mature

In 1921, a few years into the Soviet experiment, V. I. Lenin published an essay with the revealing title ‘New…

Gaza: Life-saving medicines blocked as killing continues, disease gains ground

Dire conditions in Gaza marked by continuing violence, rodent infestations and the spread of infectious disease is being made worse…

Ukraine: UN alarmed by reports of deadly strike on dormitory in occupied Luhansk

The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday over reports of an overnight attack on a vocational school and dormitory in…