Quo Vadis UN @80?
KATHMANDU, Nepal, October 13 (IPS) – The United Nations turned 80 this year. What should have been a moment of pride and celebration at the high-level session of the UN…
Gaza: Hostages reported released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies
As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, aid agencies said that lifesaving relief supplies are now flowing at scale into the shattered…
Opinion – How Could COP30 Put Climate Back at the Top of the Global Agenda?
COP30 provides an opportunity for the global and the local to come together and collaborate to form policies which combine local knowledge with international resources.
Parliamentarians Seek Solutions for Digital Child Abuse
TOKYO & JOHANNESBURG, October 13 (IPS) – Vulnerable children are being targeted online faster than parliamentarians and law enforcers can act, a conference convened by the Asian Population and Development…
Guiding Disaster Risk-Reduction Investments Through AI-Powered Tools
BANGKOK, Thailand, October 13 (IPS) – The theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters,” called for the urgent need to shift from reactive…
10 takeaways from Donald Trump’s address to Israeli parliament
US President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. — AFP United States President Donald Trump on Monday addressed the Israeli parliament, following…
WATCH: Knesset members heckle Trump, demand recognition of Palestine
This collage shows US President Donald Trump addressing the Knesset and an Israeli lawmaker protesting with a sign reading “Recognise Palestine”. — Reuters Chaos briefly erupted inside Israel’s Knesset on…
Trio wins economics Nobel for work on tech-driven growth
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025, is presented during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 13, 2025. — Reuters The Nobel…
Trump declares ‘new Middle East’ after landmark Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. — AFPUS president hopes for a peace deal with Iran.Trump calls for pardon for…
The Fetish of Force: Why Weapons Are Not Just “Instruments” of War
Resisting the fetish of force demands a scientific and political confrontation with the structures that sustain and normalize organized violence.