Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The subsequent unrest has displaced one million people, more than half of them children, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year.
Ukrainian General Mikhail Drapaty has been appointed to a new command role days after resigning from his previous post Read Full Article at RT.com
The US president believes that the Ukrainian leader “is edging the world to the precipice of nuclear war,” the report says Read Full Article at RT.com
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 05 (IPS) - On June 10, the World Bank’s board will meet to consider lifting an outdated ban on nuclear energy – one that has remained in place for decades despite the growing global need for clean, reliable electricity.
TOKYO / ASTANA, Jun 04 (IPS) - On the windswept steppe west of Astana, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led a solemn ceremony this week to mark Kazakhstan’s Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repressions and Famine—an annual reflection on one of the nation’s darkest chapters.
Jun 04 (IPS) - A better internet that supports democracy rather than undermines it is possible.
In 2025, we stand at a crossroads in the digital era. Our platforms have become the new public squares, but rather than fostering democracy and dignity, many are optimized for manipulation, division, and profit. The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion's "Blueprint on Prosocial Tech Design Governance" offers a systems-level response to this crisis.
Read the full story, “Rethinking Digital Platform Design: A Systems Approach”, on globalissues.org →
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jun 04 (IPS) - “It’s brought me some closure,” said Shafaq Zaidi, a school friend of Noor Mukadam, reacting to the Supreme Court’s May 20 verdict upholding both the life sentence and death penalty for Noor’s killer, Zahir Jaffer.
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - A particularly virulent outbreak of cholera was detected in the Khartoum State of Sudan and is a direct result of the Sudanese Civil War, warns the United Nations.
Read the full story, “Hundreds of Cholera Cases Are Declared Per Day in Sudan”, on globalissues.org →
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 05 (IPS) - The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today (June 5)—threatening islands in a region where half the population lives close to the coast.