A schoolboy commuter’s memories of Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 90s — and a look at the country’s new Metro Bus service. By Feroz Deen* COLOMBO | 24 October 2026 (IDN) — In the 1980s and 90s, catching a bus in Sri Lanka was an adventure. Getting on was a struggle, never mind getting […]
Renewing the Momentum for Rights-based Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
By Katinka Weinberger and Mizuho Okimoto-Kaewtathip* BANGKOK | 23 October 2026 (IDN) — Eradicating poverty in all its forms is one of the most pressing development challenges across Asia and the Pacific. While the region has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over recent decades, multiple and overlapping crises have exposed the fragility of these achievements […]
EEPA reports on deadly drone strike on Abyei market
BRUSSELS | 22 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the migration and refugee situation, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, UK threatens to ban entry to all Eritreans, deadly drone strike on Abyei market, WHO delivers medical supplies to northern Ethiopia […]
Africa Aims to Transform The Continent Inspired By Asia’s Rise
By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK, Thailand | 21 October 2026 (IDN) — The IMF-World Bank annual meeting returned to Bangkok last week (12 to 18 October) after more than three decades, with nervous Thai authorities going to great lengths to prevent civil society protests from disrupting it. Inside Bangkok’s convention centre, World Bank’s turbaned American-Sikh President […]
Why Doesn’t the US Implement Its Treaties?
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 21 October 2026 (IDN) – The US Senate—usually the Republican members—rejects multilateral treaties as if it were a sport. Others it rejects through inaction—the Law of the Sea Treaty, for example, negotiated under President Jimmy Carter and fruitlessly pushed for ratification by every president since. Republicans justify their blocking […]
Israel’s Fateful Election: A Nation On The Brink
Israel’s next election will decide far more than who governs. It will help determine whether the country can reclaim its democratic foundations, restore its international standing, and fulfil its founding promise—or continue down a path that endangers the very future its leaders claim to defend. By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 20 October 2026 (IDN) […]
Decoding Pro-Israel Buzzwords in a Time of Genocide
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 20 October 2026 (IDN) — Nearly two years ago, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International released in-depth reports documenting that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Months later, Israeli human rights groups did likewise. Support for Israel has declined steeply among Americans, but its defenders continue to maintain a siege […]
Hunger Amid Plenty Is a Political Failure, UN Rights Chief Warns
The world produces more than enough food, yet conflict, inequality, waste and the concentration of farmland leave billions without an adequate diet. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 20 October 2026 (IDN) — The world’s farms produce more food than ever before. The average global supply now exceeds 3,000 calories per person a day. Yet more than […]
Germany’s Colonial Reckoning Returns to the Bundestag
Debate over the genocide committed in Namibia has revived questions about recognition, reparations and whether Germany is willing to confront its colonial past as seriously as other chapters of its history. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 20 October 2026 (IDN) — Over a century after German colonial troops committed mass killings in what is now […]
Decline of European Culture: Decadence, Hatred, and Incitement
A commentary by Wolfgang Bittner* GÖTTINGEN, Germany | 19 October 2026 (IDN) — Russia is to be defeated—at any cost. The Berlin government intends to continue supporting Ukraine in its war with weapons and funds at the expense of its own population, “for as long as necessary.” [1] It is questionable how much longer this […]