Category Archives: World news

With time running out, the meeting in Egypt will mark the moment when we start to see if the pledges made at COP26 in Glasgow, are being met. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (new york) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 03 (IPS) – Her recent announcement that she […]

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres said the Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities brokered by the African Union and mediated by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, was a promising start to finally stopping the fighting which erupted in November 2020 after months of tension, and which has destroyed so many […]

Al Jazeera first went on air with its Arabic-language TV channel on November 1, 1996, with a team of some 250 staff, and has since evolved over more than a quarter of a century into a global media network. Exploring the Qatar-based media network’s trajectory over the past 25 years, the “Experience Al Jazeera” multimedia […]

Illegal fishing is not only affecting the environment but impacting on the livelihoods of millions of fishers are also at stake, according to a new report. Here residents wave to fishers on boats in Saint Louis, Senegal. Credit: Carsten ten Brink/Flickr by Ed Holt Wednesday, November 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Nov 02 (IPS) – […]

The recent appointment of a Hindu nationalist community leader to an interfaith council under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised “concern”. In September, the DHS appointed Chandru Acharya – a director at the Hindu Sawamsayvak Sangh (HSS) – to their Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, a 25-member council that provides the federal […]

Africa’s laboratories need to step up testing to aid in fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance. This photo is a 3D computer-generated image of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis (TB). Credit: CDC/Unsplash by Francis Kokutse (accra) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service ACCRA, Nov 03 (IPS) – African countries must find a […]

Protests and highway blockages by Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters lose steam as transition to Lula’s government to begin. Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s team is to meet outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro’s camp to discuss the political transition as pro-Bolsonaro protests and highway blockages have started to fizzle out. Lula’s Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin, a […]

Petrol pump in Rome. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS by Paul Virgo (rome) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 03 (IPS) – When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican’s backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty took a huge step forward in July when Cardinal […]

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in his leg at a Wazirabad rally on Thursday. Here are the details. What happened? Khan was shot in his right shin on Thursday, at […]

The Adaptation Gap Report 2022 has been released ahead of the COP27 UN climate conference, which opens this weekend in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.  It calls for increased funding and implementation of actions aimed at helping vulnerable nations and communities adapt to the climate emergency in the face of mounting risks.  Estimated annual adaptation needs are […]