UNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 2026 (IPS) - Despite rising geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions and calls to bring production back to domestic shores, the global economy remains more interconnected than ...

At this year’s highest-profile UN event, Donald Trump publicly mused over his ‘big decision’ about whether to ‘annihilate’ ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 29 2026 (IPS) - There is a question that is never asked plainly enough in reports on Haiti: why, despite decades of analysis, billions in international aid, and an abundance ...

The world lost more than 7m hectares of forest to deforestation in 2025, a modest improvement but still far from what is ...

Testimonies on Torture and Ill-Treatment by Medical Personnel in Russian Captivity, an analytical brief by the Center for ...

Kazakhstan has spent more than two decades pursuing an unusual diplomatic undertaking: keeping representatives of different ...

Nearly three decades ago, during Nepal's civil war, Dr Brandon Kohrt sat with parents whose sons had been conscripted and ...

The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced a barrage of ...

Middle East and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz drive up food prices and strain livelihoods and household resources ...

The United Nations has once again revived a longstanding problem – racism and racial discrimination at the UN Secretariat.

The protracted demise of dollar-gold convertibility and associated fixed exchange rates did not end dollar hegemony.

Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls ...