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BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 20 (IPS) - When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the 62nd Munich Security Conference by declaring that the post-war rules-based order 'no longer exists', there was plenty of evidence to back his claim. Israel is ...

BRIGHTON, UK, March 19 (IPS) - The 2026 campaign on World Water Day's focuses on Water and Gender - 'where water flows, equality grows' . While substantial progress has been achieved across a range of gender indicators spanning education, health and ...

NEW YORK & SRINAGAR, India, March 19 (IPS) - A new United Nations report has warned that global water inequality remains one of the most pressing development challenges of the decade, with billions still lacking safe drinking water and sanitation - . ...

The fallout from the war in the Middle East is rippling far beyond the Gulf, disrupting fuel supplies, shipping routes and supply chains across Asia and the Pacific, with some of the region's most vulnerable economies already feeling the strain ...

KYIV, Ukraine, March 19 (IPS) - It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the tension, violence and uncertainty in the world in recent years. The number of wars is growing, more and more money is being spent on weapons, and the rhetoric of ...