PJAK copresident Zilan Vejin and a fellow fighter somewhere in the Kurdish mountains. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (iran-iraq border) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, Nov 04 (IPS) – Iran-Iraq border -It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through…
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine. October 2022. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe by Joseph Gerson (new york) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 03 (IPS) – On November 1, a statement of solidarity with Russians opposed to the Ukraine War was…
ECW director Yasmine Sherif announced US$2 million in new funding for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, with conflicts, displacements, the climate crisis, COVID-19, and other epidemics such as Ebola disrupting development gains, as many as 3.2 million children (aged 6-11) are out of school, so even more…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Oct 26 (IPS) – In his treatise On War, the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) stated that war is “merely a continuation of policy with other means”. With his experience from the Napoleonic Wars von Clausewitz knew…
Women living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s idyllic Swat valley are determined that Taliban militants will not take root in their community again. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service Karachi, Oct 26 (IPS) – The rise in militancy in Swat still haunts many locals…
by Elena Pasquini (rome) Thursday, October 20, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Oct 20 (IPS) – That’s why a new ship with a big white “E” will navigate the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel has a red hull, is more than fifty meters long and has low decks. Soon, it will leave…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (IPS) – Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world economy into recession, financial turmoil and debt crises. Wall…
A school destroyed during a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. September 2022. Credit: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to…
The current Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, speaking at the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, expressed his government’s backing for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, October 13, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA,…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Monday, October 10, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (IPS) – The dogmatic obsession with and focus on fighting inflation in rich countries are pushing the world economy into recession, with many dire consequences, especially for…
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