Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”

Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability

2026-04-10T17:19:05-07:00

NEW YORK, April 10 (IPS) - The past several weeks have marked a significant escalation in hostilities across the Middle East, with tensions rising among Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and the United States following large-scale exchanges of bombardment. Recent statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, including threats of extensive destruction in Iran, have further inflamed regional tensions and complicated ongoing diplomatic efforts. Humanitarian experts warn that these developments risk further destabilizing cross-border relations and could trigger a broader regional conflict.

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Will Sierra Leone’s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?

2026-04-10T08:29:23-07:00

FREETOWN, April 10 (IPS) - As Sierra Leone prepares for its next national election in 2028, political parties across the country have begun setting strategies and preparing to select their candidates. However, persons with disabilities say they remain poorly represented and are calling on political parties to nominate them as candidates ahead of the election.

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Unexpected Ally Stepping Up Against Sexual Assault in Kenyan Slums: Landlord Standfirst

2026-04-10T07:56:11-07:00

BELLINGHAM, Washington USA, April 10 (IPS) - Trigger warning: This article discusses child rape. Their quiet latent power comes from being ever-present eyes and ears on the ground. As they move around their compounds, collecting rent and checking on anywhere from 10 to 20 houses occupied by as many as 200 people, they see and hear things.

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Humanitarian Response in Lebanon ‘Under Significant Strain’ after Wednesday Airstrikes

2026-04-09T09:33:59-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (IPS) - On April 8, Israeli military forces launched the deadliest series of airstrikes on Lebanon since hostilities escalated in early March, resulting in the deaths of at least 254 civilians. This latest incident threatens to further complicate humanitarian efforts in Lebanon that are already under immense pressure.

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Over 1,000 Humanitarian Workers Killed Distributing Food, Water, Medicine & Shelter

2026-04-09T06:44:28-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (IPS) - In 2025, at least 326 humanitarians were recorded as killed across 21 countries, bringing the total number of humanitarians killed in three years to over 1,010. We recognise, grieve and honour each of our 326 colleagues, and commit the work ahead to their memory.

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“Humanity at the Edge of Its Own Humanity”

2026-04-08T18:14:53-07:00

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 8 (IPS) - We live in a century of extraordinary achievement.Humanity has split the atom, mapped the genome, and sent astronauts to the Moon, with plans now underway to reach Mars. Our knowledge has expanded, our tools have become more powerful, and our capacity to shape the world around us exceeds anything previous generations could have imagined. We communicate instantaneously across continents, diagnose diseases earlier, monitor climate patterns in real time, and design artificial intelligences that can aid in everything from medicine to climate modelling.

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Stateless at Home: Kenyan Somalis Struggle to Reclaim Citizenship from Refugee Records

2026-04-08T09:16:50-07:00

GARISSA, Kenya , April 8 (IPS) - In 2006, Amina Saida was only two years old when her parents moved to the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia.

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Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa

2026-04-07T08:20:25-07:00

MOROGORO, Tanzania , April 7 (IPS) - At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the night he trapped and killed a rat that had been feasting on his maize cobs – stored in a meticulously woven basket designed to protect grains from rodents.

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Regime Change – Sometimes It Works, Often It Doesn’t

2026-04-06T19:25:40-07:00

Donald Trump ran on a platform of ending wars. After his success in Venezuela, he is intoxicated by his military achievements and is banking on regime change in several countries.

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Post-Protest Bangladesh: Restoration More than Renewal

2026-04-06T18:43:39-07:00

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April 6 (IPS) - Bangladesh’s first credible election in nearly two decades delivered a landslide win for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman, son of a former prime minister, just back from 17 years of self-imposed exile.

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