Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 28
Guterres condemns deadly terror attack targeting Manchester synagogue
- UN News
Thursday’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, which left at least two worshippers dead on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, has been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing
- UN News
When the gates of Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison opened soon after the fall of the Assad regime last December, graffiti scrawled on the walls offered a frightening glimpse into what was widely known as the “human slaughterhouse”. “First day, severe beating,” one prisoner wrote.
Ukraine: IAEA engaging to get power restored at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- UN News
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south of the country.
World News in Brief: ‘Trust crisis’ impacts vaccine rollouts, Cyberspace must ‘serve the common good’, Türk calls for lasting truce in Lebanon
- UN News
Immunisation experts at the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have warned that global protection against preventable diseases is under threat, in part because of an “information and trust crisis” regarding vaccines.
The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn
- UN News
As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, reports emerged that another skeletal child whose plight was highlighted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has now died. Her name was Jana and she was nine years old.
It’s Past Time to Make Polluters Pay
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 1 (IPS) - I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest storms in history, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing millions. My community lost everything: Loved ones, family homes and land, our ways to earn a living and rebuild, and our sense of safety all vanished overnight.
UNGA80: Lies Spread Faster Than Facts
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 30 (IPS) - DANGER – WARNING – ALARM: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa is warning that lies are being weaponized deliberately to manipulate people around the world. Big, profit-oriented, and technology-enabled companies are now disregarding or trampling over the sanctity and veracity of facts and information to speed up disinformation, (using AI) in ways that quickly erase truth and leave people manipulated.
Beijing+30: A Culmination of International, Intergenerational Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) - Thirty years since the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the resolve that defined and united the world toward a global agenda for gender equality make it just as relevant in 2025.
From Reforestation to Low-Emission Food, Climate Action Starts with Seeds
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 30 (IPS) - When you think of climate action, images of wind farms, solar panels, bicycles or electric vehicles may come to mind. Perhaps lush forests or green landscapes. What you may not think of is the humble seed.
Nuclear Testing Threats are Returning & Saber Rattling is Getting Louder, warns UN Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) - Is the unpredictable Trump administration toying with the idea of resuming nuclear tests?The New York times reported April 10 that some of Trump’s senior advisers had proposed the resumption of “test denotations for the sake of national security”. The last such US explosion took place in 1992.
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