By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) On August the first, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an interview with David Grossman, Israel’s most renown author and supporter of a “two-state solution”, as well as an outspoken critic of Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians. Israeli presence on the West Bank. The orange and red…
UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia, Samuel Doe, addressing the media in Awaza, Turkmenistan, about the land-linked roadmap for Africa. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito MakoyeAWAZA, Turkmenistan, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Once relegated to the periphery of Africa’s economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their…
The mega-ship BYD Shenzhen arrived on May 28 at the port of Itajaí in southern Brazil, carrying 7,292 electric vehicles from the Chinese company BYD. It set a record for this type of transport, with unloading taking four days. Credit: Porto de Itajaí By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Residents near the…
Because even now, something good can begin. We’re a week in already.And if you’re honest, August didn’t quite start with trumpets. No new vision board. No dramatic declaration. Just you, trying to respond to emails without sighing too loud, and staring at your to-do list like it’s a scam. The energy feels… unfinished.Not quite chaotic,…
Atomic Bomb Dome by Jan Letzel and modern Hiroshima. Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Katsuhiro AsagiriTOKYO / ASTANA, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Eighty years ago, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left a lasting reminder to humanity of the inhuman nature of nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan, too, is a nation deeply scarred by nuclear tests conducted…
Medicines contaminated by toxic excipients which are normally used as solvents or antifreeze have resulted in multiple deaths and health complications, as a new UN report finds. Credit: Unsplash/Mina Rad By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) The contamination of pharmaceutical medicines through toxic excipients is killing many and harming others. The UN agencies…
Christiana, a mother of six, fled repeated waves of armed violence, first from her home in Morne Blanc, where her husband was killed in 2024, then from Mirebalais in March 2025, seeking safety in Boucan Carré. Credit: UNICEF/Herold Joseph By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) The humanitarian situation in Haiti has deteriorated significantly…
A nuclear test is carried out on an island in French Polynesia in 1971. Credit: CTBTO By Tariq RaufVIENNA, Austria, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) On 16th July this year I was at the University of Chicago, attending a Nobel Laureate Assembly, and visited the site where at 15:25 PM local time on 2 December 1942,…
A high-level event focused on agriculture at the ongoing Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiAWAZA, Turkmenistan, Aug 6 2025 (IPS) Agriculture is a critical sector in landlocked developing countries, as more than half (55 percent) of the population is employed in the agriculture sector – significantly higher…
By CIVICUSAug 6 2025 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election with Juan Carlos Uribe and Lucas Illanes from ChequeaBolivia, an initiative that monitors and verifies social media content. Juan Carlos Uribe and Lucas Illanes On 17 August, 10 candidates will compete for the presidency in a context of deep political and social polarisation following…
