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05 March 2025, 08:15
Israel's government is refusing to allow food, medicine and fuel into the Gaza Strip.
05 March 2025, 08:15
Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
05 March 2025, 08:15
Arab summit in Cairo adopts Egyptian plan for Gaza’s reconstruction, countering US President Donald Trump’s proposal.
05 March 2025, 08:15
Arab League endorses Egyptian proposal that provides alternative to US President Trump's plan to take over Gaza.
05 March 2025, 08:15
Canada, Mexico and China have condemned US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and retaliated with their own.
05 March 2025, 08:15
VP says he did not mock allies who fought in US-led wars after UK, France commit to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.
05 March 2025, 08:15
United States President Donald Trump had set the motion to redesignate Yemen’s Houthis in January.
05 March 2025, 08:15
India beat Australia by four wickets in Dubai in the first semifinal at the 2025 Champions Trophy.
05 March 2025, 08:15

JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Mar 05 (IPS) - In the early morning, as the tide pulls away, Zulfa Abdallah ties her scarf tightly around her head. She adjusts her goggles, places a snorkel across her forehead, and wades into the chest-deep waters off Jambiani village in Zanzibar. The Indian Ocean is her livelihood now, its waves offering a lifeline to women like her who confront challenges of poverty and climate change.

Read the full story, “International Womens Day, 2025
In Zanzibar, Women Turn the Tide with Sponge Farming”, on globalissues.org

05 March 2025, 08:15

NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - In 2025, the United Nations will celebrate 80 years of shaping global policies, fostering peace, and driving international development. Yet, in those eight decades, not a single woman has held the position of Secretary-General.

Read the full story, “International Womens Day, 2025
Its time for a Feminist Woman Secretary General at the UN”, on globalissues.org