Situation in Haiti The nonprofits Our Little Brothers and Sisters and the St. Luke Foundation shut down all operations in Haiti, including hospitals and orphanages, after gunmen abducted seven staff members and a 3-year-old child from the St. Helene Orphanage in Kenscoff on 3 August. Three police officers were killed in an ambush by the […]
Ridding the Menace of Nuclear Weapons
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 4 August 2025 (IDN) — This year, 2025, marks several historic events of the nuclear age which moved from theoretical calculations to physical reality at 3:25 PM local time on 2 December 1942, when the Italian nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi achieved the first controlled self-sustaining atomic fission chain reaction from […]
African Women Lead the Charge for Economic Justice and Innovation
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 31 July 2025 (IDN) — The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) precinct in Midrand, South Africa, was transformed into a powerful stage for women’s voices and visions during the Pan-African Women’s Day commemoration held under the bold theme: “Women Driving Africa’s Economic Justice and Innovation: […]
PAP Debates Model Law on Sustainable Soil Management in Africa
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Oiriginally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 30 July 2025 (IDN) — The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has taken a monumental step in tackling the urgent environmental and food security challenges facing the continent through the presentation and debate of the First Draft of the Model Law on Sustainable Soil Management […]
‘Moral Injury’: Murdered in Gaza, Disappeared in America
By Abba Solomon* SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA | 30 July 2025 (IDN) — Moral injury is the social, psychological, and spiritual harm that arises from a betrayal of one’s core values, such as justice, fairness, and loyalty “Moral Injury” — Psychology Today, emphasis added. I became interested in the term “moral injury” when I read of […]
P20 Symposium to Harness Parliamentary Diplomacy for Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 28 July 2025 (IDN) — In a powerful display of unity and purpose, Speakers and Presiding Officers of African Parliaments are gathered at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, on 28 July 2025 in preparation for the inaugural P20 Symposium for the […]
Russia, the New Frontier for African Tourism
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | 29 July 2025 (IDN) — The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to implement a ‘visa-free regime’ with all African countries, but its policy towards Africa has been marred by excessive symbolism. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the ‘visa-free regime’ for Africa aimed to strengthen cultural relations […]
Protecting Human Heritage: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist Culture
By Dr. Asoka Bandarage* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 24 July 2025 (IDN) — We live in a time of accelerated militarism, environmental devastation, and deepening social collapse. Amid these crises, the destruction of our shared global heritage — humanity’s historical, spiritual, and artistic legacy — receives an astounding lack of attention. As we enter the […]
Haiti Situation Report: Gang violence surges in Artibonite
Situation in Haiti At least seven people were killed and about 10 injured in a 19 July attack by the Kokorat San Ras gang in Kapenyen, a stronghold of anti-gang resistance in Artibonite. A gang attack on the Haitian National Police (PNH) station in Marchand-Dessalines, Artibonite, on 17 July left one resident dead and destroyed […]
From Ceylon to Palestine: Ethnic Conflict and Its Role in Cold War Proxy Dynamics – Part Two
This is the second of a two-part series. Click here to read part one By Darini Rajasingham Senanayake* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 24 July 2025 (IDN) — There are remarkable patterns of history, organised violence, and Disinformation between events leading to the pogrom and forced population displacements in Sri Lanka in 1983, and British occupied […]