Women’s Leadership at the Heart of Disaster Risk Reduction
NEW YORK, October 20 (IPS) – Climate and environmental challenges are hitting harder and more often, reshaping people’s lives around the world. While disasters touch everyone, their impacts are not…
Louvre jewel theft: latest in string of museum heists
Security responds at the Louvre museum after the theft of Napoleon collection jewellery pieces, according to officials, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.— Reuters The heist at the Louvre in…
Pakistan-Afghanistan border ‘likely to reopen’ within 48 hours
Trucks stand parked at the Torkham border crossing, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, October 12,…
CM Afridi pledges action against officials who ‘undermined people’s mandate’
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi speaks during a high-level meeting in Peshawar, October 20, 2025. — Screengrab via X/@PTIofficialCM Afridi vows accountability for undermining elections.CM Afridi criticises “defective” KP…
EU agrees to gradually end Russian gas imports by Jan 2028
Participants speak in front of an exhibition stand of Russia’s liquefied natural gas producer Novatek at the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. EU wants…
Punjab neither begged for flood aid nor complained, says CM Maryam
Punjab Chief Minister addresses ceremony in Okara to distribute flood cards among victims, Okara, Punjab, October 20, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News CM launches Rs100bn flood relief programme.Families of…
‘People can breathe’: hope for peace on Afghan-Pakistan border
A tea vendor stands near the stalled vehicles near the closed Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Torkham on October 19, 2025, after cross-border clashes between the two countries. — AFP After…
Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote
Alassane Ouattara arrives at a campaign rally at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Saturday. Photograph: Diomande Ble Blonde/AP View image in fullscreen “This is worth several more terms,”…
Louvre museum to remain shut after spectacular heist as hunt for thieves continues
A police car patrols in the courtyard of the closed Louvre museum after a robbery Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) The Louvre Museum in Paris will…
New airstrip built on island off Yemen to counter Houthi activities in Red Sea
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows an airstrip built on Zuqar Island, 19 October, 2025 A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red…