Reduced to a marginal oil producer over the past decade, Venezuela has suffered another blow as United States president Donald Trump ordered punitive measures to blockade and further restrict the ...

The US State Department, in a wide-ranging political re-structuring of its policies, will eliminate 132 domestic offices, lay ...

Movement in Afghanistan continues to fight for women's rights, justice, and freedom, defying Taliban oppression through courageous protests and activism ...

At the heart of many African cultures lies the philosophy of Ubuntu, a term that translates roughly to "I am because we are." It emphasizes interconnectedness and mutual respect, where the welfare of ...

While the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 lasted less than 30 minutes, its effects will be felt for years to come as tourist fled the region.

As the G20 Health Working Group convened in KwaZulu-Natal under South Africa’s presidency earlier this year, a central question echoed across plenaries: How can we accelerate universal health coverage ...

DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems ...

On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on ...

Varkala is an area with unique geodiversity heritage, but activists say rampant, illegal tourist infrastructure and climate ...

A large majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the ...

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 2025 (IPS) - Since the deterioration of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in March, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have issued numerous evacuation orders and ...

The Chel Snakehead fish, thought to be extinct, has made a dramatic comeback to the eastern Himalayan ecosystem after more ...