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Opinion by Mandeep S.Tiwana (new york) Monday, April 22, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – Today, the spectre of a major regional conflict, and even a possible nuclear conflagration, looms large in the Middle East. Despite stark warnings issued by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, the multilateral …

Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Friday, December 22, 2023 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 (IPS) – The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating ‘natural’ disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records broken as our …

The Kano Hisbah has announced plans to facilitate marriages for TikTokers in the state, including Murja Ibrahim Kunya, who was arrested early this year over alleged immorality.    Recall that the popular skit maker known for her controversial content, was arrested at a hotel while trying to book rooms for …

Keithlin Caroo speaks to young Saint Lucian on International Rural Women’s Day. Education is an important part of advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Nov 03 (IPS) – Amid fears that global shocks …

The high-level segment of the UN General Assembly in late September 2021 was attended by more than 100 world leaders and over a thousand delegates from 193 countries —despite the UN’s pandemic lockdown. But Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) were banned from the Secretariat building. Credit: UN Photo / Mark Garten …

I’m an unapologetic millennial. I fully embrace technology and the internet for what it provides; immediate access to information and efficiency in daily tasks, allowing me to focus on myself and my family. This includes rarely carrying cash. While I don’t use my phone to pay for my coffee or …

Activists, CSOs and faith-based leaders this week pondered how you get a seat at the table when they couldn’t even get access to the UN building. by Abigail Van Neely (new york) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jul 21 (IPS) – How do you get a seat …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has outlined the need for the insecurity bedeviling the country to be tackled.    Speaking on Thursday, June 22, at a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Rev. Fr. Stephen Ojapah, a Catholic Priest, Kukah …

Founder of Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin (here pictured with fighters), claims that Bakhmut is now in Moscow’s control. However his claims are disputed by Ukraine. by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (IPS) – The Wagner group, a shadowy mercenary group that …

Trump’s judge picker Leonard Leo may have violated The Federalist Society’s tax status to obtain a  $1.6 billion donation. Politico reported: Leonard Leo, who helped to choose judicial nominees for former President Donald Trump, obtained a historic $1.6 billion gift for his conservative legal network via an introduction through the …