By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | CAPETOWN (IDN) — Almost three decades since the end of apartheid, South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world—where the richest 10 per cent of the population owns more than 85% per cent of household wealth—a gap higher than any other country for which […]
World Threatened with More Nuclear Arms as Modernization of Arsenals Continues
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The growing modernization of the world’s nuclear arsenal is threatening an increase of deadly weapons in the not-too-distant future. The grim prediction comes from the latest Yearbook released June 13 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2022. One of the key findings is that despite a […]
Prince Charles Critical of Planned Deportation of Rwandans
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LONDON (IDN) — As the United Kingdom moves ahead with the planned deportation of asylum seekers to the faraway nation of Rwanda, Prince Charles has privately described the plans as “appalling”, according to two media reports. The first flight taking refugees to the East African country […]
Western Russia Sanctions Hurting African Economies, Says AU Head
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | MOSCOW (IDN) — African Union chair Macky Sall, after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has urged western and European “partners” to remove their sanctions hurting African economies. Senegalese president Sall underscored the pain resulting from the barrage of international sanctions on Russia which have […]
Russia’ Move to Reshaping the World Economy
Viewpoint by Dr Ramzy Baroud WASHINGTON, D. C. (IDN) — Starting on May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embarked on a tour of Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where he visited Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, among others. Lavrov’s main objective of these visits is to strengthen ties between Russia and GCC nations amid […]
Fiji Govt’s Indifference Threatens Levuka’s World Heritage Status
By Kalinga Seneviratne LEVUKA, Fiji (IDN) — This rugged island of Ovalau covered with greenery is only 13 km long and 10 km wide and is situated off the eastern coast of the main Fijian island of Viti Levu. Its only town, the port settlement of Levuka with about 1500 population is Fiji’s only UNESCO […]
Nuclear Weapons Pose the Greatest Immediate Threat to Human Health
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK (IDN) — A Joint International Health Statement for the 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has stressed the urgent need to eliminate nuclear weapons as a matter of global health and survival. The joint statement expresses a “united voice” of […]
U.S. Urged to Intensify Diplomacy to Restore Iran Nuclear Deal
By J.C. Suresh WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — Arms Control experts are strongly urging President Joseph Biden to immediately redouble efforts to break the stalemate on talks to restore compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi, for example, […]
Ramos-Horta Challenges Pacific’s Biggest Threat to Media Freedom—China’s Gatekeepers
Viewpoint by David Robie * This article was issued by the Asia Pacific Report and is being republished with the author’s permission. AUCKLAND (IDN) — Timor-Leste, the youngest independent nation and the most fledgling press in the Asia-Pacific, has finally shown how it’s done—with a big lesson for Pacific island neighbours. Tackle the Chinese media […]
Russia Abandons Zimbabwe’s Biggest Platinum Project
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | HARARE (IDN) — Several reports monitored this month confirmed that Russians have abandoned their lucrative platinum project contract that was signed for US$3 billion in September 2014, the platinum mine in the sun-scorched location about 50 km northwest of Harare, the Zimbabwean capital. Reasons for the abrupt termination of […]