News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 7
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Decision-Making
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - As artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to dominate every aspect of human lives – including political, economic, social and cultural – there is also the danger of the potential militarization of AI.
On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering
- UN News
The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 6 March: Conflict spreading ‘like wildfire’, UN rights chief warns
- UN News
Violence across the Middle East is continuing as military strikes and counter-strikes are reported in several countries across the region, raising fears of wider instability and worsening humanitarian conditions. UN agencies warn the crisis is affecting at least 16 countries, with civilian casualties, displacement and damage to vital infrastructure increasing. Follow our live coverage for updates and reaction from across the United Nations system. UN News app users can follow here.
International Women’s Day 2026: No Country in the World has Reached Full Legal Equality for Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, March 5 (IPS) - On 8 March 2026, International Women’s Day, UN Women issues a global alert: justice systems meant to uphold rights and the rule of law are failing women and girls everywhere. Women globally hold just 64 per cent of the legal rights of men, exposing them to discrimination, violence, and exclusion at every stage of their lives.
World News In Brief: Sudan conflict intensifies, Global inequality deepening, HIV success amid new medicine, increase in ‘Domicide’ worldwide
- UN News
There has been an alarming escalation of violence in the Kordofan region where fighting has killed and injured civilians, destroyed homes, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Further escalation drives uncertainty and suffering
- UN News
On day six of the war in the Middle East, there's been no let-up in bombs, drones and rockets targeting Iran, Israel, Lebanon and many Gulf States, while NATO forces reportedly intercepted a missile fired at Türkiye by Iran, a claim denied by Tehran. We'll bring you the latest from the United Nations and our partners at headquarters and in the field. UN News app users can follow the coverage here.
International Women’s Day, 2026
- Inter Press Service
Women and girls have never been closer to equality. And never closer to losing it.
The Architecture of Hope Under Siege: One Year of Global Aid Dismantling
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 4 (IPS) - A year has passed since a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance signaled the deepening of a structural dismantling of international solidarity. Today, the “existential threat” to the freedom of association I warned of in my report to last year’s General Assembly (A/80/219) is no longer a warning; it is a lived reality.
World News in Brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist condemned, Chile leprosy milestone
- UN News
Clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have continued for a seventh straight day, with humanitarian access to affected areas still restricted, the UN said on Tuesday.
Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
- UN News
As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council probe warned on Wednesday that Iranian prisoners including detained protesters face expedited death penalty proceedings.
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