Crisis and Opportunity at the UN
LONDON, October 14 (IPS) – At this year’s highest-profile UN event, Donald Trump publicly mused over his ‘big decision’ about whether to ‘annihilate’ Iran....
Can math stay human in the age of AI?
As AI churns out mathematical proofs, a DeepMind study raises a bigger question: What do we lose when we focus only on the answers?
World Lost More Than 7 Million Hectares of Forest in 2025
BERLIN, Germany/WASHINGTON, D.C., USA , October 14 (IPS) – The world lost more than 7 million hectares of forest to deforestation in 2025, a...
Tiny implants can use the body itself to talk to each other
Researchers made a rat’s front-leg movement trigger its back leg. The experiment could point to a new kind of body-based network to connect implants.
Voyager 1 is nearly one light-day from Earth. What’s out there?
On November 18, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth. It’s still finding surprises in interstellar space.
When Medicine Becomes a Tool for Torture: The Hidden Role of Medical Personnel in Russian Captivity
KYIV, Ukraine, October 14 (IPS) – Medicine is supposed to protect human life and dignity. Yet testimonies from Ukrainians released from Russian captivity reveal...
Disasters cost $228 billion in housing losses every year
$228 billion is a staggering amount of money to find, but that’s exactly what communities around the world are faced with every year, to...
Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv
Russian attacks in recent days on on Ukraine’s two largest cities have again killed and injured civilians, damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, the UN...
‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion budget for 2027
Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, “the need for the United Nations has never been greater,” Secretary-General António Guterres said...
World News in Brief: West African migrant crossings, Argentina takes UK to maritime tribunal, farming in Gaza, mental health update
Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on...
Food contains thousands of overlooked chemicals. This physicist is mapping them 
World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone 
Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’ 
Bad Zionist and Good Zionist? – The Arabs Should Choose the Devil They Know