News
19 November 2024, 08:15
Preview The US, UK and Australia have launched a new initiative to accelerate the testing and deployment of hypersonic missiles
Read Full Article at RT.com
19 November 2024, 08:15
Preview The President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has submitted his resignation amid a wave of anti-government unrest in the post-Soviet state
Read Full Article at RT.com
19 November 2024, 08:15
Preview Former premiere Sheikh Hasina, who resigned in August following deadly protests, has been residing in New Delhi
Read Full Article at RT.com
19 November 2024, 08:15

BAKU, Nov 19 (IPS) - The global climate aid fund is not the only option discussed at the World Climate Change Conference (COP29). Imposing a new tax on cryptocurrencies and the plastics industry could help close the money gap needed to address the impacts of climate change, especially in the countries of the Global South.

Read the full story, “Explainer: Taxes on Cryptocurrencies and Plastics To Boost Climate Finance”, on globalissues.org

19 November 2024, 08:15

BAKU, Nov 19 (IPS) - In the heart of southern India lies an inspiring tale of determination, resilience, and an unyielding commitment to sustainable farming. This is the story of Anand Ethirajalu, who turned his childhood curiosity about food adulteration into a life mission to transform agriculture and protect human lives.

Read the full story, “The Soil Mechanic: A Farmer’s Tale to Save Soil and Lives”, on globalissues.org

19 November 2024, 08:15

BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Communities living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pay the price of climate change in lives, livelihoods, and stunted sustainable development.

Read the full story, “Survival at Stake: Caribbean Calls For Just, Fair Financing For Small Island States at COP”, on globalissues.org

19 November 2024, 08:15

Nov 18 (IPS) - Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing.

CIVICUS discusses Sudan's civil war and its impact on women with Sulaima Elkhalifa, a Sudanese human rights defender and expert on gender-based violence.

Read the full story, “‘The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women’”, on globalissues.org

19 November 2024, 08:15
North Korean leader's meeting comes amid concern in Western capitals over growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.
19 November 2024, 08:15
Left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says poverty and hunger the 'product of political decisions'.
19 November 2024, 08:15
One of New Zealand’s largest ever protests in support of Maori rights drew 42,000 people to parliament.