Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1140
Extremism Beckons Kenya's Young
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 25 (IPS) - Ali Hassan Gitonga, 33, a recent convert to Islam from the Meru community in Kenya's Eastern Province, is said to have travelled to Somalia for training with Al-Shabaab in 2011. He is under arrest for alleged involvement in the Sep. 21 Westgate Mall terror attack in Nairobi.
U.S., Iran Trade Cautious Overtures at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) - While the U.S. and Iranian heads of state have yet to meet, the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly may mark a new era between the two countries.
Tallying the Benefits of Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - More than a half-dozen governments on Tuesday launched a yearlong collaborative investigation into the economic benefits of taking broad action to combat global climate action.
Pressure Mounts to Cap Airline Emissions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - A contentious global agreement on how to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the global airline industry will be at the top of the agenda over the next two weeks at an international summit, potentially solidifying details that have yet to emerge after more than a decade and a half of talks.
Breaking U.N. Protocol, Brazil Lambastes U.S. Spying
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - Throwing diplomatic protocol to the winds, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched a blistering attack on the United States for illegally infiltrating its communications network, surreptitiously intercepting phone calls, and breaking into the Brazilian Mission to the United Nations.
Cracks Widen Among Syrian Rebels
- Inter Press Service
AD-DANA, Idlib Province, Syria, Sep 24 (IPS) - Scorching flames from a makeshift oil refinery sting eyes and the fumes choke throats near the top of a hill in northwestern Syria, where Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters gather for fuel, coffee and phone calls as darkness falls.
Speculation over Iran-U.S. Détente Continues Apace
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - On the eve of a possible – if seemingly accidental – encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the corridors of the U.N. Secretariat building Tuesday, speculation over the possibility of détente between Washington and Tehran has become rampant.
Making Local People Stewards of the Earth
- Inter Press Service
INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, Sep 23 (IPS) - The lack of land rights is a crisis not just for local people but for all of humanity, warned organisers at an international conference here.
Israel Silent on Chemical Weapons
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Sep 23 (IPS) - "Does Israel have chemical weapons too?" is the question posed by the U.S. publication Foreign Policy, citing a newly uncovered CIA document from 1983 which alleged that Israel is likely to have developed such weapons.
Philippines Struggles With Muslim Rebels
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Sep 23 (IPS) - With the administration of Philippines President Benigno Aquino III devoting much of its political capital to resolving the conflict in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, which has claimed around 150,000 lives over decades, many came to believe in the genuine possibility of a new era of stability and economic prosperity in the region.
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