Middle East
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The war between the United States and Iran is no longer just a confrontation between Washington and Tehran. A second contest is taking shape alongside and behind it. China is not fighting the United States directly, but…
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Shehnaz Ali from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, has been living with a fistula for 16 years. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 2 2026 (IPS) “You’re living a life drained of joy,” is how…
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A potential ban on exports of diesel fuel from the United States would affect Latin America the most, Goldman Sachs has said, despite reports that the pain from such a ban would be the greatest for Europe. U.S. diesel…
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The majority of people on the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) board are not Labour party members, it has emerged. This means the group does not have to tell the Electoral Commission who has donated to the organisation…
Energy Transition
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The global energy transition is creating a problem that could increasingly undermine its own momentum: the enormous quantities of minerals needed to electrify economies may be harder to secure than the technologies that…
Active Citizens
By CIVICUS Oct 2 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses life as a refugee with an exiled Sudanese civil society activist who has asked to remain anonymous for security reasons. Over three years into Sudan’s war, millions of people…
Commentary
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For much of the modern aviation era, geography was something the global aviation industry learned to overcome. Simply put, unlike a railway, a pipeline, or a highway, an aircraft does not require a continuous physical…
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A cyber operator can spend a shift tracking an adversary halfway around the world, walk to the parking lot, and be home in time for dinner. There is no flight home, no demobilization, and no transition from an…
Lever Time
LISTEN NOW: Anthropic’s leaked IPO documents show the company had a net loss of $42 billion in 2025 and still insists that its technology could pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.” It’s either the most…
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ConocoPhillips and Venture Global have signed a deal that would see the liquefied natural gas major supply 1 million tons to Conoco beginning in 2030. The deal is part of a broader trend in energy to boost LNG exposure…
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Mariam Daher preparing for her Tawjihi examinations in the temporary learning spaces in Gaza. Credit: Education Above All Foundation By Hani Shehada DOHA, Qatar, Oct 2 2026 (IPS) In the 21st century, getting a pencil…
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Crude oil prices are set for a modest weekly decline today, as reports of a strong rebound in oil flows out of the Persian Gulf trumped news of more U.S. troops moving to the Middle East and China’s Thursday decision to…
Climate Action
Members of Smallholder Farmer Alliance in Haiti with first harvest of regenerative cotton. Credit: Thomas Norielle/SFA By Hugh Locke NEW YORK, Oct 2 2026 (IPS) In November 1952, the United States detonated the world’s…
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Faced with rising great-power suspicions and the challenge of verifying clandestine, cavity-muffled detonations, the US is turning to high-precision subterranean blast experiments in the Nevada desert to strip covert…
Middle East & Africa
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The All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF), as the highest Chinese women’s organization concerned with the issues of women in China and around the world, and all Chinese women’s federations, welcomed the appointment of…
Finance
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On September 30, SK Hynix’s American depositary shares closed at US$184.15 on the Nasdaq. Earlier that day in Seoul, one ordinary share closed at 1,776,000 won, about $1,308.80. Ten ADSs represent one Seoul share, so…
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[NOTE: The image on the right shows the area of Moscow known as Moscow City. I stayed in the Novotel hotel in that complex of buildings.] Con Coughlin’s September 30 column in the Telegraph tells readers that Vladimir…
Oil & Gas
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A Pipeline Back On, and Nowhere to Go On 22 September, Saudi Aramco began pumping crude again through the East-West pipeline, the 1,200-kilometre line that carries oil from the Gulf coast to the Red Sea port of Yanbu…
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By: Tim Daiss Photo from Philippine News Agency Southeast Asia could face a double energy shock over the coming months as a strengthening El Niño threatens hydropower generation just as the region struggles with elevated…
World
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Russia and Brazil call each other strategic partners, meet within BRICS and advocate a more multipolar world order. But a new joint study by the Russian International Affairs Council and Brazil's CEBRI has revealed an…
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With three quarters of the current year in the books, the U.S. stock market is on track for a fourth consecutive year of double-digit gains, with massive AI infrastructure spending coupled with exceptionally strong…
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China, already dominating the global lithium-ion battery market, plans to expand this position to solid-state batteries, too. The government in Beijing will seek to cut solid-state battery costs, boost their performance…
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Zeenat Isaacs grew up in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, where poverty existed alongside her parents' generosity. Despite having little, her parents fed families and opened their home to people living on the streets. Their…
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Molatelo Bossman is an acclaimed filmmaker and social entrepreneur who serves as chief executive of Bolobathaba Media Group, the parent company of BoloStudios, Bolo News ZA, Bolo Academy, Bolo Films, Bolo TV and Bolo…
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Felicia Naiwa Sithebe, the co-founder of Actor Spaces, grew up in a big family in Migson Manor, near Lenasia South. Her parents taught her that while they would provide what she needed, she had to work for what she…
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Lundi Khoisan Cavernelis has been passionate about radio since childhood. Growing up as an only child in Van Wyksvlei, in Wellington in the Boland, she spent much of her time listening to the radio, recording chart shows…
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Growing up in Umlazi in a strong matriarchal home, Ayanda Mafuleka was shaped by her grandmothers who taught her strength, faith and the importance of looking beyond herself. At age six, she told one them that she wanted…
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Bronwyn Waner's relationship with money began long before she became a certified financial planner, HeartHealing practitioner and founder of Boco, Growth Financial Planning and Dare to Flourish.Growing up, Waner saw very…
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Asanda Dayimani grew up in Khayelitsha, an experience that shaped how she views the world. She learnt early that talent is spread evenly but opportunity is not. She was unaware that one day she would build something…
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Buyi Mafoko grew up in a family where entrepreneurship and problem-solving were part of everyday life. Her father was an entrepreneur, her mother was involved in hospitality ventures and her grandmother found creative…
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Dr Farana Boodhram's career has taken her from banking and the corporate sector to mining, logistics, education and entrepreneurship, with each chapter shaping her approach to leadership, resilience and innovation.One of…
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Keamogetswe Matsho is a writer, entrepreneur and business leader whose career brings together her passion for literacy, publishing, construction and creating opportunities for others. Born and partly raised in Mmabatho…
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Kasthuri Soni believes that potential should be met with opportunity. Raised in a working-class family in Durban, she credits her father, an artisan who placed a high value on education, discipline and practical…
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Thandekile Khumalo has built her work around a belief that every person deserves an opportunity to learn, grow and live with dignity.Her journey has been shaped by a commitment to children, education and the needs of the…
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When Logie Soobramoney looks back at her life, she is sometimes amazed by how far she has come. She grew up on a farm near Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal, where life was simple and there was no electricity until she was…
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Nhlamulo Tlakula is a non-profit founder, fintech leader and storyteller driven by a belief that people deserve to feel they matter. Raised in Johannesburg, she comes from a line of women who served. Her grandmother…
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Aadielah Maker-Diedericks was born and raised in District Six before her family was forcibly removed and relocated to Mitchells Plain. Although having their own bathroom and bedrooms was exciting, the move was also…
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Dineo Aloysia Mofokeng, director of Progressive Primary Health Care (PPHC), was born and raised in Botshabelo. She grew up in an underprivileged family and used education to help lift her family out of poverty. She holds…
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Dr Catherine Dzerefos, who has a PhD in environmental science, traces her passion for the natural world to an injured butterfly she encountered as a child growing up in a Greek family in southern Johannesburg. She had…
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Dr Maureen Rema Allem grew up in Klerksdorp in a bustling home with seven siblings. Resilience was not a word her family used; it was something they lived, learning early to roll up their sleeves and get on with things…
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Fikile Dikolomela-Lengene is a qualified primary healthcare nurse clinician, nurse activist and primary healthcare nurse practising in one of the townships south of Johannesburg.She began her nursing career in 2005 at…
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Dr Nikita Sahadew did not always know podiatry would become her career. Growing up in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, she was drawn to a profession that brought together medicine, biomechanics, surgery and diabetes care.Most of…
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Nontuthuko KaMashimane grew up in Pietermaritzburg with her three brothers and was raised by parents who were civil servants. She attended Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School where she developed leadership skills through…
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Dr Sandra Da Mata, known to many as "Doc D", is a proudly Portuguese South African whose professional and humanitarian journey has been shaped by compassion, humility, hard work, family and service. These values…
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After years of stagnation in key developed markets, power demand is rising again at a pace not seen in decades as data centers, electrification, and industrialization drive a surge in electricity consumption. The Age of…
Technology
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The artificial intelligence (AI) race between the United States and China has accelerated in model protection, supply chains and talent controls, even as the two nations’ leaders agreed last week to open a new dialogue…
World
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President Donald Trump has declared war on mosquitoes, ordering a drastic reduction in their numbers in Washington, D.C. By 2028, the goal is to cut the population of invasive mosquito species by 90% and ticks by 50%…
Media
My name is Mustafe Abdi Mohamed (Mustafe-Janaale), and I am one of the students who graduated today, October 1, 2026, from Alpha University—specifically from the Faculty of Journalism—with a Bachelor’s degree in…