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Close-up of a yellowfin tuna swimming in the sea. Credit: Freepik — EyeEm Opinion by James Alix Michel (Victoria, Seychelles) Tuesday February 3, 2026 Inter-Press Office VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 (IPS) – The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty […]
President Donald Trump has made it clear: his vision for Venezuela’s future involves the US profiting from its oil. “We will have our very large American oil companies – the largest in the world – step in, spend billions of dollars and fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure,” the president told reporters at […]
“Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue” (CA+JAD). Credit: The Office of the Prime Minister of Japan Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (Tokyo, Japan) Monday December 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office TOKYO, Japan, Dec 22 (IPS) – The leaders of Japan and the five Central Asian states met in Tokyo on December 20 and approved the “Tokyo Declaration”, launching […]
Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (Toronto, Canada) Monday December 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office TORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 (IPS) – Our traditional ‘year-end’ typically begins with a grim litany of global disasters and crises from the past twelve months, highlights IPS partners and contributors and culminates in a more positive-sounding finale. This time I want to […]
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Nickson Zhuwayo, a Grade 7 student at Manyoshwa Primary School in Seke, Zimbabwe, uses this lantern to read and do his homework at home. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (like, Zimbabwe) Friday December 5, 2025 Inter-Press Office SEKE, Zimbabwe, Dec 5 (IPS) – When Monica Ben goes home after school, she takes […]
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest decision-making body on matters related to the environment. Credit: UNEP | The 7th session of the UNEA will take place from December 8 to 12 in Nairobi, Kenya. Opinion by Inger Andersen (Nairobi, Kenya) Wednesday December 3, 2025 Inter-Press Office Inger Andersen is Executive Director […]
Many of us love coffee. It wakes us up, makes the morning bearable and is comforting. This is reported by the International Food Information CouncilA whopping 93% of Americans consume caffeine, while 75% of Americans consume it every day. Typically, coffee is the preferred delivery method for caffeine, that stimulant that helps shake off a […]
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Global warming is linked to increasingly drier conditions and devastating forest fires in the UNECE region covering Europe, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Credit: Unsplash/Caleb Cook / Source: UN News Opinion by Cian Delaney (Brussels, Belgium) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 7 (IPS) – President Prabowo Subianto recently welcomed […]
