Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more than 100 times over the weekend despite ongoing...
Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas,...
Trade Liberalisation Never Lifted All Boats
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, August 4 (IPS) – President Trump has blamed trade liberalisation advocated by globalists for US deindustrialisation. Instead, his own weaponisation of...
After Restoring Stability, Argentina Needs to Turn Hard-Won Gains into Lasting Prosperity
WASHINGTON DC, August 4 (IPS) – My first meeting in Buenos Aires began with an unexpected gift. Economy Minister Luis Caputo presented me with...
Saudi Arabia Forms Multinational Red Sea Defence Alliance as U.S.-Iran War Threatens Global Shipping
Saudi Arabia Forms Multinational Red Sea Defence Alliance as U.S.-Iran War Threatens Global Shipping
UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) – As the United States and Iran continue to escalate with military strikes across both fronts, the conflict took...
“Kingston’s Disappointment Should Not Extinguish Our Hope for the Deep Ocean”
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 3 (IPS) – Earlier this year, I called publicly for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, arguing that it is not...
U.S.-Iran War Escalates Amid Growing Fears of Regional Instability and Rises In Arbitrary Executions
U.S.-Iran War Escalates Amid Growing Fears of Regional Instability and Rises In Arbitrary Executions
UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) – Over the past several weeks, the humanitarian landscape in the Middle East has deteriorated significantly, exacerbated by escalating...
Accepting What It Cannot Control, CARICOM Focuses on What It Can
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia , August 3 (IPS) – From wars that drive up fuel prices to supply chain disruptions, inflation and increasingly frequent...
Female Genital Mutilation: Winning the Argument, Losing the Funding
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 3 (IPS) – Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation...
Naked mole-rat queens rule their colonies with a potent odor
A compound made only by breeding queens keeps naked mole-rat colonies infertile and free of conflict.
Newborn screening for cancer risk could save lives. Should it be done? 
World marks second warmest July on record 
Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine 
South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’