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The Iran War Is Costing Children’s Lives in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia , May 12 (IPS) - When war erupted in the Middle East in late February, the most visible...

PHILIPPINES: ‘A Protest Is One Day, but Organising Is the Thousands of Conversations That Make That Day Possible’

CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in the Philippines with Charles Zander, a 17-year-old climate justice activist from Bohol and youth...

Has the United States Congress Discovered Sexual Harassment?

PORTLAND, USA, May 11 (IPS) - After more than two centuries of independence, it appears that the United States Congress,...

El Niño Likely to Return: the Case for Early Action

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 11 (IPS) - Climate models are converging: El Niño is likely to return by mid-2026 and could...

Passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife as WHO says outbreak ‘not another COVID’

Passengers and crew from the cruise ship MV Hondius began disembarking in Tenerife on Sunday under a tightly coordinated international...