The Late Arrivals
VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 6 (IPS) – One night, many years ago now, on a remote beach in the outer islands of Seychelles, I sat...
Workers Helping Feed the World but Starved of Dignity
BULAWAYO, October 6 (IPS) – A new report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food system workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at...
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan,...
Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis
Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate...
Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action
Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat? Read the full story, “Security, sacrifice or opportunity:...
More than 184,000 displaced as fighting intensifies in Yemen
Intense fighting in Yemen has forced more than 184,000 people from their homes since the start of August, most of them since early September,...
‘The clock on AI regulation is ticking’, warns UN rights chief
The world is running out of time to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as...
‘Nothing can justify these atrocities,’ says Guterres three years on from 7 October attacks
Three years after Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups attacked Israel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said nothing can justify the atrocities of 7...
Austerity and Privatization Weakened OECD Education Systems
BRUSSELS / GENEVA, October 5 (IPS) – The results of the OECD PISA 2025 report point to the marked deterioration of results in countries...
Scientists may have seen dark matter. If they did, what exactly is it?
One theory points to a long-awaited supersymmetric particle called a ‘higgsino.’ But that idea has some issues.
Earwax’s surprisingly slippery but sticky properties deters insects 
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’