Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 16, toll may rise, says official
A firefighter sprays water from a multi-storey building to douse the fire that broke out at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 14, 2025. —…
World Bank and Other MDBs Need to Tackle Rich Country GHG Emissions to Support Development
WASHINGTON DC, October 14 (IPS) – The World Bank and other multilateral development banks recently have begun reconsidering their self-imposed restrictions on financing fossil fuel projects. This change is being…
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing
A man uses a wheelbarrow to remove mud and debris from a home as torrential rains from tropical storm Raymond triggered landslides and flooding in Jalcocotan, Nayarit state, Mexico October…
Iran says Trump’s call for peace ‘at odds’ with US actions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri , in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. — ReutersIran says US has “hostile” behaviour towards Iranians.Tehran dismisses Trump’s…
FactFlow Editorial: Global Currents — October 2025
FactFlow Editorial: Global Currents — October 2025 The world enters the final quarter of 2025 with turbulence across nearly every front — political, technological, and humanitarian. From high-stakes diplomacy to…
UNICEF Urges International Action to Safeguard Displaced and Malnourished Children in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, October 14 (IPS) — According to new data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), displacement in Haiti has risen sharply, intensifying the country’s already dire security and…
From Algorithms to Accountability: What Global AI Governance Should Look Like
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 14 (IPS) – Recent research from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI warns that bias in artificial intelligence remains deeply rooted even in models designed to avoid it…
Strengthening East Asian Cooperation via ASEAN?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 14 (IPS) – Global South cooperation arrangements must evolve to better respond to pressing contemporary and imminent challenges, rather than risk being irrelevant straitjackets stuck in…
Biggest AI investment: Google to invest $15bn in data centre in India
In a landmark announcement, Google has unveiled plans to invest USD 15 billion over the next five years to build an advanced AI-powered data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.…
Trump Persuaded Netanyahu to Accept a Deal — But Can He Keep Him Committed?
When former U.S. President Donald Trump convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign on to a new diplomatic deal, it was hailed as a potential breakthrough in the long-running…