Peace

Pakistan’s military spending rose by 11 percent to $11.9 billion in 2025, according to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This made Pakistan the 31st largest military spender in the world. The increase was mainly due to new orders for aircraft and missile systems from…

Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, two regional officials said Monday. US President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept…

Kyiv, Ukraine – Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster spread radioactive contamination across Europe, the risks it exposed have evolved in a world shaped by war, geopolitical tension and more frequent extreme weather, where the vulnerability of nuclear power is abundantly clear. The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought…

Updated 26 April 2026 at 16:57 IST The incident comes on the day Trump unilaterally cancelled his envoys' trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran, reasoning that it was just a waste of time and there was no point "sitting around talking about nothing". Is White House Dinner Shooting…

The reversal highlights the instability of the current diplomatic status between the US and the rest of the world Published April 25, 2026 3:30PM (EDT) Trump's senior diplomatic envoys Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner were pulled off a scheduled trip for another round of peace talks regarding the Iran…

In the latest move as the US and Iran circle each other warily and the world holds its breath, US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered his negotiating team not to travel to Pakistan for talks on ending the eight-week war that has upended the global economy. Trump told his…

Islamabad, Pakistan  —  With peace talks stalled and US President Donald Trump offering no timeline for ending the war with Iran, the question on everyone’s lips is, who can withstand the pain inflicted by this war the longest? There is growing evidence that it’s Iran. With no imminent threat of…

On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Sandra Storey Feagans entered into the presence of the Lord in her new Heavenly Home.  One of the world’s gentlest hearts, Sandra slipped peacefully into the presence of the Lord, fully assured of the promise she had trusted all her life. “Absent from the body,…

Civil Society, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding is scheduled to take place April 25-26 at the United Nations. Credit: International Peace Bureau: Disarmament for Development WASHINGTON DC, Apr 24 2026 (IPS)…

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