Category: Global

‘Nuclear Weapons Are Not Just Tools of War. They Are Weapons of Mass Suffering.’

NEW YORK, May 1 (IPS) – “We choose hope because despair is a form of surrender that we cannot accept,”…

Famine in South Sudan Projected to Worsen Without Humanitarian Intervention

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (IPS) – In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for…

Press Freedom: A Story of Lives Lost, Budgets Slashed, Status Eroded

TORONTO, Canada, May 1 (IPS) – Press freedom is on the retreat across much of the world. As documented by…

World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America

Former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, with her sentence reduced…

Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit

A month after completing their historic flyby of the Moon, the astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission landed at UN…

Nuclear fears resurface among younger generations amid global tensions

The threat of nuclear Armageddon, a constant worry for many who grew up during the tense decades of the Cold…

Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges

War in the Middle East has made Lebanon the deadliest country for media workers so far this year, but practically…

Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies

As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price…

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues

The strain on food, fuel and aid systems worldwide continues as the the Middle East crisis deepens. Rising oil prices,…

Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

Journalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue…