At gate to Gaza, deported workers mark end of rare exchange with Israel

At gate to Gaza, deported workers mark end of rare exchange with Israel

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save JERUSALEM — With no money, identity documents or even phones, thousands of Palestinian workers trudged through a gate between Israel and Gaza — ending weeks in wartime custody and possibly drawing to a close a rare economic point of contact…

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal — Global Issues

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal — Global Issues

The powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the remote and rural districts of Rukum (West) and Jajarkot shortly before midnight on Friday (local time) as families slept in their mostly mud-brick homes, trapping many under the rubble. Several aftershocks have since been reported. The shaking was also felt in the capital,…

Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with Uncertainty — Global Issues

Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with Uncertainty — Global Issues

Credit: Tomás Cuesta/Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov 03 (IPS) – For many of Argentina’s voters the choice in the 19 November presidential runoff is between the lesser of two evils: Sergio Massa, economy minister of a government…

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

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…

Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, ‘One Health’ plan launched, radio waves saving lives — Global Issues

Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, ‘One Health’ plan launched, radio waves saving lives — Global Issues

According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out. The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring Afghanistan, and following the Taliban…