‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza
Israeli attacks on war-torn Gaza over the weekend killed at least six Palestinians, including children, despite a year-old ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, in the occupied...
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Haiti: Elections on hold as gangs adapt to security crackdown, Security Council hears
Armed groups in Haiti are adapting to intensified security operations, stepping up reprisals against civilians and extending their reach into rural areas, the UN...
Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks
Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking urgent action to protect our planet,...
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance
Funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash assistance to hungry families in the Gaza Strip by roughly one third –...
These tiny snakes cartwheel to escape danger
New videos offer a closer look at a rare and bizarre escape behavior in some Southeast Asian snakes.
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis
BELÉM, Brazil, October 19 (IPS) – In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the...
Japan’s sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust
Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring back precious rock samples — perhaps even...
Inside the New York ‘time machine’ racing to save a century of sound and film
“I tell my kids I work in a time machine,” said Rhony Dostaly. In a basement beneath Lincoln Center, the media preservation engineer rescues...
Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside
BANGKOK, Thailand, October 19 (IPS) – Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central...
CHINA: ‘My Sister Has Been in a Chinese Prison for Eight Years Because I Exercised My Freedom of Speech’
CIVICUS discusses the persecution of Uyghurs and activism in exile with Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist, founder and executive director of Campaign for...
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease 
Afghan Women Defy Taliban Restrictions Through Online Protests 
Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition Worsen in Afghanistan Despite Strong Agricultural Season 
People Who Choose to End Their Lives