‘A clear violation’: Guterres deplores deadliest attack on Kyiv this year
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Wednesday the deadliest Russian strikes on Kyiv this year, which killed 17 people and caused extensive damage to...
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Burkina Faso’s Cancelled Democracy
LONDON, August 7 (IPS) – Burkina Faso’s charismatic young military leader, army captain Ibrahim Traoré, has stopped pretending. In April, he declared that people...
US Arms Stockpiles Hit by Iran War
UNITED NATIONS, August 7 (IPS) – The highly- unpredictable five-month-old US-Iran war has been plagued by on-again, off-again peace agreements — with such monotonous...
The World’s Aid Workers Must Be Protected
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 7 (IPS) – This summer, an ambush on a marked humanitarian convoy in Duk County, South Sudan, left 17 dead and...
Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’
At least 300 children in Gaza have been reportedly killed in as many days since a ceasefire agreement came into effect last October to...
Security Council LIVE: Warnings of famine and collapse as South Sudan’s peace deal frays
Nearly eight million people in South Sudan – more than half the population – face crisis-level hunger, with famine risk now flagged in four...
‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti
Gangs in Haiti continue to terrorize communities with the “wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain” on people who often are just in the wrong...
Here’s what the first mRNA flu vaccine could mean for flu season
Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna’s mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at preventing infection, data show.
Sugar may have been a key ingredient in human evolution
A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ancestors, a...
Heat-trapping asteroid dust may have incinerated the dinosaurs within hours
Within minutes of impact, debris began heating Earth’s atmosphere. Fine dust trapped that heat, potentially killing the dinosaurs quickly.
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General 
Security Council LIVE: Civilian suffering grows in Russia-Ukraine war 
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush 
The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond