By Professor Maurice Okoli, Ph.D* DUBLIN | MOSCOW | 17 October 2026 (IDN) — Perhaps, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), with the new members and partner states, summit in New Delhi, from 11 September to13, produced a new round of significant declarations, adapting its collective policy towards an increasingly emerging architecture, while […]
The Narcissist In Chief
By Alon Ben-Meir* When a president confuses personal loyalty with public duty and self-glorification with leadership, democracy pays the price. Trump’s conduct reveals a disgusting and disturbing pattern: he put the presidency in service of his ego rather than the nation. NEW YORK | 17 October 2026 (IDN) — The damage Trump has inflicted on this […]
Will a Nobel Solve the World’s Trump Problem? The President Thinks So
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 16 October 2026 (IDN) — US President Donald Trump doesn’t just think a Nobel will solve the world’s Trump-inflicted problems. He believes it. He has said, quite clearly, that he […]
30 Months After Uproar Over Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech, What Do His Pro-Israel Denouncers Say Now?
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, 15 October 2026 (IDN) — If you understand that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, why read an article focusing on the viewpoints of people who vehemently deny it? I wasn’t sure how to explain why, until I remembered something that screenwriter Frédéric Krivine said when I interviewed him in Paris eight […]
EEPA reports on ENDF controls key towns in northwestern and central Tigray
BRUSSELS | 15 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 regional and international situation, ENDF controls key towns in northwestern and central Tigray, shipwreck off of Djibouti coast, gold refinery launched in Ethiopia Situation in […]
UN Experts Warn FAO Against Sidelining Human Rights
By Jaya Ramachandran Independent UN experts say the right to food and international humanitarian law must remain central to FAO’s work, warning that staff should not face reprisals for documenting starvation and famine in Gaza. GENEVA | 14 October 2026 (IDN) — A group of United Nations human rights experts has called on the Food […]
Brexit Will End and Europe Will Come Together Again
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 14 October 2026 (IDN) — At last, a British prime minister who is not afraid to say Europe is good for Britain. After a slow start on the issue, Andy Burnham has now made it fairly clear that Britain will seek to rejoin the European Union. It is not […]
The International Year of Volunteerism: an Opportunity for a Profound Reset
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal 14 October 2026 (IDN)— A lost opportunity. I can’t find better words to describe the rollout of the International Year of Volunteerism 2026, a rare opportunity to embed and experience the best humanity can offer. Volunteerism and civic engagement, the latter a broader concept that encompasses a variety of forms […]
Why Shift Mental Halth Care from Institutions to Communities
By Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director-General) and Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Sri Lanka President) TIME first published this commentary on 12 October 2026, and it is reproduced with WHO’s permission. GENEVA | 13 October 2026 (IDN) — In recent decades, many countries have made meaningful progress in developing community-based mental health services. Moreover, rights-based approaches […]
A Nobel for Justice as Washington Moves Against the World Court
Navi Pillay’s Peace Prize and sweeping US sanctions on the International Criminal Court place two opposing views of international law before the world. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | THE HAGUE 13 October 2026 (IDN) — On the same day that the United States announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court as an institution, the Norwegian […]