AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly
Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world had entered “an era of deep uncertainty” and urged governments...
Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations
In Venezuela’s El Rodeo maximum security prison, some of those detained for political reasons are subject to forced intubation – and prolonged confinement in...
World News in Brief: Shipping alert from IMO, democracy vanishing in Nicaragua, alert over political ‘denialism’
Amid a rising number of attacks on shipping in key waterways in the Middle East linked to the US-Iran war, the head of UN...
Killing of Environmental Defenders Reflects Power Struggle Over World’s Resources
LONDON & SRINAGAR, India, September 16 (IPS) – At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world in 2025 while protecting...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week
Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United...
African Farmers Demand Affordable Finance as Governments Fall Short on Funding
KIGALI, September 16 (IPS) – Agriculture remains underfunded in Africa as governments struggle to deliver on decades-old promises to dedicate 10% of national income...
These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain
Scientists have grown human brain tissue to fill most of a mouse’s cortex, creating a new model for studying brain disease and neural circuits.
The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean
A cryptic announcement raises questions about the type of weapons and how they could be used. We talked to an expert about the consequences.
Alzheimer’s damage may begin outside the brain
Removing a type of immune cell from lymph nodes in mice reduced brain inflammation and cell damage in a model of Alzheimer’s-like disease.
Renewed Hostilities In Yemen Inflame Displacement and Regional Risks
UNITED NATIONS, September 16 (IPS) – In recent days, the humanitarian situation in Yemen has deteriorated sharply following a new escalation of hostilities between...
Venezuela seeking rebirth after political crisis and devastating earthquakes, President tells UN 
When African Smallholders Access Finance, They’ll Show You What’s Possible 
The BBNJ Agreement: From Paper to Protection – The Real Test for Global Ocean Governance 
From Vienna to New York: Nuclear Governance Faces New Tests Ahead of First TPNW Review Conference