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Credit: Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by inés m. pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Monday January 26, 2026 Inter-Press Office MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 26 (IPS) – When Ugandans went to the polls on January 15, there was no doubt about the outcome. As voting began, mobile internet services ground to a halt, ensuring minimal control as […]
“We now have some financial flexibility to continue to bring in talent.” Talk about a real knee-breaker. The White Sox GM certainly knows how to tell them. Chris Getz made that comment after the Luis Robert Jr. trade. with the Mets, a move that not only forced everyone on the team to figure out how […]
The head of Stellantis’ National Dealer Council expresses his opinion on the former management with Carlos Tavares as CEO. Dealers claim Tavares was too focused on cost-cutting measures. Antonio Filosa is praised for having a much better approach. Just months before Carlos Tavares resigned, America’s Stellantis National Dealer Council (NDC) sent a strongly worded letter […]
In true Chris Getz fashion, the White Sox once again find themselves in a position that warrants more questions than answers. On a cold and random evening in late January, the Sox dealt Luis Robert Jr. out to the Mets for prospects Luisangel Acuña and Truman Pauley. This trade is anything but easy, so let’s […]
Lead author Prof. Kaveh Madani Opinion by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (united nations) Wednesday January 21, 2026 Inter-Press Office The flagship report calls for a fundamental reset of the global water agenda, as irreversible damage is beyond repair to many water basins. UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (IPS) – The world […]
Kia’s interior design chief believes buttons are necessary for ‘certain functions’. He said burying features deep in menus is “bad for everyone.” The brand has no plans to eliminate buttons in future vehicles. Some automakers went a bit too far by overloading their cars with touchscreens and removing many physical controls. Kia wasn’t one of […]
Credit: Luc Gnago/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by inés m. pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Tuesday January 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 20 (IPS) – In December, the dust settled on Guinea’s first presidential elections since the military took power in a 2021 coup. General Mamady Doumbouya remained in power after receiving 87 percent of […]
A global survey of 101 countries shows that the global majority supports a world parliament elected by citizens to address global issues, reflecting widespread concerns about an outdated and undemocratic international order. Credit: Democracy without borders Opinion by Democracy Without Borders (Berlin, Germany) Tuesday January 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office BERLIN, Germany, Jan 20 (IPS) – […]
Image: AI generated / shutterstock.com Opinion by Jordan Ryan Monday January 19, 2026 Inter-Press Office The recent announcement from the Trump administration withdrawal from 66 international organizations was received with a mixture of alarm and applause. While the main issue signals a dramatic retreat from the world stage, a closer look reveals a more nuanced […]
Opinion by Melek Zahine (Bordeaux, France) Monday January 12, 2026 Inter-Press Office BORDEAUX, France, Jan 12 (IPS) – Before providing military aid, deploying troops or dropping bombs, the United States lays the foundation for its political violence by first stripping its opponents of their humanity. Diplomacy is sidelined, legal restrictions are treated as inconveniences and […]
