News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 110
‘The Lesson from Gaza Is Clear: When Ai-powered Machines Control Who Lives, Human Rights Die’
- Inter Press Service

CIVICUS discusses the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Gaza with Dima Samaro, a Palestinian lawyer and researcher, and director of Skyline International for Human Rights, a civil society organisation (CSO) that defends digital freedoms and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Dima serves on multiple boards focused on civic space and surveillance issues, including Innovation for Change’s MENA Hub, the Surveillance in the Majority World Network and the VUKA! Solidarity Coalition, and volunteers with Resilience Pathways to help Palestinian CSOs counter Israeli efforts to restrict civic space and manipulate public narratives.
The Gaza Conundrum: Multilateralism is failing. Here’s why.
- Inter Press Service

UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - “Multilateralism is not an option but a necessity as we build back a better world with more equality and resilience and a more sustainable world.”
People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official
- UN News

The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine
- UN News

As tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel escalate, the UN Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” about the renewed airstrikes on Hudaydah Port conducted by Israel this Monday, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York.
Syria: Ongoing violence fuelling mass displacement in Sweida
- UN News

Ongoing sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria has triggered mass displacement in the area as humanitarians attempt to deliver aid.
Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’
- UN News

After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described “mayhem” and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time.
Humans Have Blown Past 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’: Governments Alone Won’t Fix This
- Inter Press Service

KAUNAS, Lithuania, July 21 (IPS) - Nearly ten years after the Paris Agreement — a legally binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the gap between climate goals and government actions remains stubborn.
Doha agreement brings DR Congo government and M23 rebels a step closer to peace
- UN News

An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.”
Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
- UN News

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong.
From Ads to AI: How Big Tech Took Over Everything
- Inter Press Service

NEW YORK, July 18 (IPS) - “The power of AI carries immense responsibilities. Today, that power sits in the hands of a few,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 2025 AI Action Summit, reflecting on a deepening reality as we inch closer to a world in complete digital domination. Today, seven of the world’s top ten most valuable companies are digital giants, focusing primarily on the output of communication, digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence and digital commerce, which is paving the way for a fully digitized life for all.

