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UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (IPS) - The ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East--involving the US, Israel, Palestine, Iran and Lebanon--have indirectly bolstered North Korea's plans to expand its nuclear arsenal.

SYDNEY, April 21 (IPS) - The global economy, is at the precipice of "stagflation" - growth slowdown and higher inflation - due to the energy price shock following the illegal US-Israel war on Iran. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently . ...

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, April 20 (IPS) - Every winter thousands of sea turtles come ashore at Cox's Bazar, in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, to lay eggs.

Ensuring Indigenous Peoples' access to healthcare, including during conflict, is the theme for a major meeting that opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday.

Tensions have escalated in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed security incidents, including reported attacks on vessels and a US interception of an Iranian cargo ship. In Lebanon, a 10-day ceasefire with Israel continues to hold, with thousands ...

The Security Council meets in emergency session at 3pm to address the escalating conflict in Ukraine. The open briefing follows a formal request from Kyiv citing a surge in Russian aerial bombardments, including devastating strikes on the city of ...

New data shows that nearly three in four countries in Europe now use Artificial Intelligence in their health services to make a diagnosis.

The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71.4 billion needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction.

Rising conflicts, the climate crisis and shrinking development finance are putting growing pressure on the poorest and most vulnerable countries - pushing development goals further off track.

LONDON, April 20 (IPS) - On 7 April, the government of Cameroon published a list of 16 of its citizens confirmed killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine. That means the number of Cameroon citizens killed in this distant war has likely surpassed a ...