Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1080
Syrians Flock to Vote in Lebanon... But Not in The West
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, May 30 (IPS) - Roughly three kilometres north of Beirut's Syrian embassy in Baabda, Syrians crammed in one of an endless stream of buses, exited and continued on foot. The masses opted to walk the remaining few kilometres rather than sit in a traffic jam generated by the tens of thousands flocking to vote.
Small Farmers’ Loss of Land Increases World Hunger
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 29 (IPS) - The world is increasingly hungry because small farmers are losing access to farmland. Small farmers produce most of the world's food but are now squeezed onto less than 25 percent of the world's farmland, a new report reveals. Corporate and commercial farms, big biofuel operations and land speculators are pushing millions off their land.
Low Turnout and Disenchanted Youth Blot Sisi’s Victory in Egyptian Elections
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, May 29 (IPS) - With a result already known before the race started, many did not even bother heading to the polling stations and the streets in Cairo were unusually empty during the election process that ended Wednesday, just like the ballot boxes.
Micronesia Climate Law Seeks to Inspire Global Action
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 29 (IPS) - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a western Pacific Island state located north of Papua New Guinea and east of Palau, has become a regional pioneer in drafting national legislation centred on climate change.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Gains Support for ‘Fraudulent Election’ Recount
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, May 29 (IPS) - When Malawi's President Joyce Banda said that last week's elections were fraudulent and riddled with rampant irregularities, social media went viral calling her a loser.
Women Journalists Seize Initiative in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, May 29 (IPS) - "We let the men participate in the workshop discussions, but the training sessions are only for women journalists," says Mona Khadir, who coordinates the activities of the Filastiniyat Women Journalists' Club in Gaza.
Obama Stresses Multilateralism over Militarism at West Point
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday stressed multilateralism over militarism in what was billed as a major foreign policy address and a rebuttal to an ever-louder chorus of criticism, mostly by Republicans and neo-conservatives, that his tenure has been marked by weakness and retreat.
U.N. Vows to Eliminate Open Defecation by 2025
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - At the height of his election campaign last October, Narendra Modi, India's Hindu nationalist leader, briefly set aside his spiritual aspirations when he told a surprised audience that economic development should take precedence over religion.
Obama Announces Final Afghanistan Withdrawal by End-2016
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his intention to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016.
Somalia Warns Kenyan Refugee Expulsion Will Lead to ‘Chaos and Anarchy'
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 27 (IPS) - Somalia's Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical security improvements made by regional governments against the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab.
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