World News in Brief: Korea tensions mount, UN demands answers over staff death in Yemen, Guterres in Spain, Nepal alert ahead of COP31
UN Secretary-General António Guterres remains concerned over the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including the potential escalation of tensions across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ),...
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Two new Ebola vaccines to join DR Congo clinical trial
Two new Ebola vaccine candidates will be added to a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country continues...
Children at risk as war zone attacks on water and sanitation more than triple
Attacks that damaged or destroyed water and sanitation systems in conflict zones tripled between 2021 and 2025, increasing children’s risk of exposure to disease...
I Also Accuse
GENEVA, November 5 (IPS) – Following my first article with a similar title, I must note that many actors have contributed, and continue to...
COP31 explained: What’s at stake at this year’s UN climate summit?
The world has more tools than ever to tackle climate change, yet millions remain unable to benefit from them. As clean energy technologies advance...
Historic Low Fertility Rate in the United States
PORTLAND, USA, November 5 (IPS) – Approximately 110 countries, including the United States, have fertility rates below the replacement level of 2.1 births per...
Wealth Buys Protection in Climate Crisis – Oxfam
NAIROBI & SRINAGAR, India, November 5 (IPS) – The world’s wealthiest people are driving a disproportionate share of climate pollution while poorer communities bear...
Turning Nuclear Memory Into Joint Action: Kazakhstan and Soka Gakkai Expand Their Cooperation
ASTANA / TOKYO, November 5 (IPS) – The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and decades of nuclear testing at Semipalatinsk left Japan and...
INDIA: ‘The Protest Movement Refuses to Die down, and the Government’s Legitimacy Is Now in Doubt’
CIVICUS discusses India’s Gen Z-led protest movement and civic space restrictions with Avinash Kumar, National Co-convenor of Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, a network that...
15 years of ‘almost no progress’ in getting young people moving: WHO
One in four adolescents worldwide reported not getting at least 60 minutes of physical activity on any day in the previous week, according to...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa 
The brain’s fear center moonlights as the save button for memories 
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support