It’s Past Time to Make Polluters Pay
NEW YORK, October 1 (IPS) – I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest…
Roland’s TR-1000 is its first analog drum machine in over 40 years
Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator Roland has largely decided sit out the analog synth renaissance of the last decade. But it’s (belatedly) making amends for that error with the launch of…
Trump’s Pentagon chief outlines vision for the US military
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30. — AFP WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth portrayed the…
Fazl opposes imposing two-state solution without Palestinian approval
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman addresses a press conference at Jamia Noor Ul Anwar Maskeen Pura in Chiniot. — Online/FileSays Palestine issue can’t be resolved without recognising Hamas.Questions why Washington…
US govt shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington
U.S. Senators’ vehicles are parked during a Senate vote, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US on September 30,…
Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude shakes Karachi’s Malir
A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/File An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The quake was recorded to have occurred…
Philippines quake death toll climbs to over 60 as injured overwhelm hospitals
Vehicles manoeuvre past a damaged part of a road in Bogo City on October 1, 2025. — AFPMore than 150 injured in quake, say officials.No tsunami threat, multiple aftershocks recorded.President…
Portugal’s parliament approves amended foreigners’ law with far right support
Parliament Portugal on Tuesday passed tougher immigration regulations that make it more difficult to enter the country after right and far-right parties voted in favour of the amended bill in…
Red alert in Ibiza and Formentera as flash floods cause widespread chaos
Streets became raging rivers, cars were swept away and parts of the airport flooded as water poured through the roof and into security areas. Authorities shut down schools, closed beaches…
Finland’s president hails ‘ingenious’ plan to seize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb The plan which is now gaining ground in Germany would see the EU borrow around €140 billion on behalf of all EU member states, meaning each…