Category: Global

Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports

The UN Security Council met on Monday at Ukraine’s request, following recent large-scale Russian attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere. At…

After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up

When 10-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Sasha Paskal stepped onto the stage in New York’s Times Square this week, she carried a…

Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods

A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroadsRead the full story,…

Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart

Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the…

‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN

When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried…

UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad regime

Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more…

Guatemala: A Narrow Opening in a Captured Justice System

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 24 (IPS) – José Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, Guatemala’s now-defunct leading investigative newspaper, spent 1,295 days…

From Castel Gandolfo to Campidoglio: Call for Human Dignity to Be at the Heart of the AI Revolution

ROME, July 24 (IPS) – After two days of debate at an international conference devoted to the challenges of artificial…

The Houthis Don’t Need to Close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Strangle the Suez Canal

UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (IPS) – With regional friction between Iran and the Gulf monarchies escalating, Houthi leadership in Yemen…

What Development Looks like in Myanmar Today

YANGON, Myanmar, July 24 (IPS) – When asked what development looks like today, a community leader in Kalaw township points…