Gaza: Destruction of buildings rises by nearly 10 per cent since ceasefire
New satellite assessments show the destruction of buildings in Gaza has climbed by nearly 10 per cent since October’s faltering ceasefire between Hamas and...
Pakistan’s Crackdown on Journalists Comes Under Heavy Fire
UNITED NATIONS, August 14 (IPS) – Pakistan, one of few South Asian countries to oscillate between democratic governments and authoritarian regimes, is cracking down...
PARAGUAY: ‘Transparency Should Strengthen Democracy, Not Turn Criticism of Those in Power into a Cause for Suspicion’
 : CIVICUS discusses the challenges posed by Paraguay’s ‘anti-NGO law’ with Hugo González, executive director of the Paraguayan Network of LGBTQ+ Artists (REPAR+), a...
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low
In the occupied West Bank, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Thursday to Israeli authorities to help Palestinian families trapped in their...
Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen
As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council holds an open debate Thursday on Yemen,...
The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity
Gluons do more than hold protons together. They may also help define the proton’s identity through a quantum property called baryon number.
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash
NAIROBI, August 13 (IPS) – Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women...
Stars’ plasma spurts may be blocked by magnetic fields
The sun frequently flings plasma into space, but sightings of such eruptions on other stars are rare. Magnetic fields could explain why.
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
UNITED NATIONS, August 13 (IPS) – Global goods trade reached approximately USD 13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5 percent from...
Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) – Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger....
‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing 
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia 
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine 
Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them