Voltaire, actualité internationale, n°191 Réseau Voltaire | 22 octobre 2026 English Español

Voltaire, actualité internationale, n°191 Réseau Voltaire | 22 octobre 2026 English Español https://www.voltairenet.org/article225085.html

Le « Parti du Peuple des Cafards » sonne la révolte des démunis à Bahrat Réseau Voltaire | 15 octobre 2026 English Español italiano Nederlands Português (+++)

Le « Parti du Peuple des Cafards » sonne la révolte des démunis à Bahrat Réseau Voltaire | 15 octobre 2026 English Español italiano Nederlands Português https://www.voltairenet.org/article225053.html La révolte étudiante en France et le Parti populaire du Cafard en Inde : la contagion d’une protestation mondiale de la génération Z et suivante ? par Alfredo Jalife-Rahme La génération Z, qui a multiplié les manifestations en 2025, sur les cinq continents, mène aujourd’hui son combat en France et en Inde. Au delà du bien-fondé de ses revendications au regard des problèmes nationaux, il est évident qu’elle exprime partout le même rejet de la globalisation. Cartesdu monde Réseau Voltaire | Mexico (Mexique) | 19 octobre 2026 Español Nederlands Português https://www.voltairenet.org/article225056.html Le logiciel espion israélien Candiru sème le chaos du Qatar au Mexique par Alfredo Jalife-Rahme L’État d’Israël poursuit la vente de ses logiciels d’espionnage, partout dans le monde. Cette activité, plus dangereuse que la location de mercenaires, s’est développée avec la participation de personnalités états-uniennes. Choisirlogiciel Réseau Voltaire | Mexico (Mexique) | 19 octobre 2026 Español Nederlands Português https://www.voltairenet.org/article225060.html

Vyacheslav Volodin dénonce la responsabilité de l’Angleterre dans la création du fascisme Réseau Voltaire | 22 octobre 2026 English Español italiano Nederlands Português

Vyacheslav Volodin dénonce la responsabilité de l’Angleterre dans la création du fascisme Réseau Voltaire | 22 octobre 2026 English Español italiano Nederlands Português https://www.voltairenet.org/article225084.html

La « carte électorale » trahit l’irrédentisme de Netanyahou par Alfredo Jalife-Rahme . Réseau Voltaire | Mexico (Mexique) | 25 octobre 2026 Español

La « carte électorale » trahit l’irrédentisme de Netanyahou par Alfredo Jalife-Rahme Le Premier ministre israélien, Benyamin Netanyahou, qui disait, le 23 août 2025, son attachement au projet « sioniste révisionniste » de « Grand Israël », vient de produire sa vision du Moyen-Orient qui y ressemble étrangement. Réseau Voltaire | Mexico (Mexique) | 25 octobre 2026 Español https://www.voltairenet.org/article225098.html

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. by Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris and Zach Despart, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Co-published with The Texas Tribune October 23, 2026, 12:00 pm

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates. by Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris and Zach Despart, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Co-published with The Texas Tribune October 23, 2026, 12:00 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-investment-scott-sherman-wildcatter

Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act. by Nat Lash, ProPublica, and Julie Leopo for ProPublica October 23, 2026, 5:00 am

Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act. by Nat Lash, ProPublica, and Julie Leopo for ProPublica October 23, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-mink-farm-utah-human-risk Reporting Highlights Deadly Outbreak: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. Government Failures: State officials didn’t order the mink to be killed, which other countries with outbreaks have done. They are prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade. Silent Risks: Despite CDC guidance urging officials to monitor workers, they actively chose not to and declined to test workers — including one with a symptom experts said would warrant testing.

Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims by Renee Dudley October 26, 2026, 5:00 am

Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims A federal grand jury indicted MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi last month for allegedly defrauding clients of his ransomware data recovery business, which was the subject of a 2019 ProPublica investigation. by Renee Dudley October 26, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/zohar-pinhasi-monstercloud-ransomware-indictment

In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Co-published with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism October 26, 2026, 6:00 am

In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Co-published with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism October 26, 2026, 6:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/brent-taylor-memphis-tennessee-preemption-laws Reporting Highlights Undermining Voters: As state senator, Brent Taylor passed laws that superseded the will of Memphis voters. Now he wants to represent them in Congress. Overruling Elected Officials: Voters elected Democratic District Attorney Steve Mulroy, who rejected a tough-on-crime approach to public safety. Taylor’s laws have restrained his authority. Harming Black Memphians: Laws restricting how county judges set bail and reversing limits on police traffic stops disproportionately harm Black residents, studies show.

After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft by Eli Hager October 23, 2026, 1:45 pm

After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips. by Eli Hager October 23, 2026, 1:45 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-theft-chip-cards-trump-rule?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river

A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting Co-published with Oregon Public Broadcasting

A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate. by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting Co-published with Oregon Public Broadcasting https://www.propublica.org/article/low-income-housing-tax-credit-portland?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary June 3, 2026, 5:00 am

Russian oligarch bankrolled much of Trump Jr.’s wedding.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/raj_fdO9Nws For days, ProPublica reporters had been digging for proof that a Russian oligarch attended Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump’s wedding. We scoured social media and analyzed wicker chairs. Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for. Watch research reporter Alex Mierjeski explain how ProPublica figured out a Russian oligarch bankrolled much of Trump Jr.’s wedding.

A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart. by Francesca D’Annunzio and McKenzie Funk, ProPublica, photography by Kirsten Luce for The New York Times Co-published with The New York Times Magazine October 25, 2026, 12:00 am

A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart. by Francesca D’Annunzio and McKenzie Funk, ProPublica, photography by Kirsten Luce for The New York Times Co-published with The New York Times Magazine October 25, 2026, 12:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/deportations-ingram-texas-287g-jaron-alexander?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.

Las lideresas del agua y sus quince años de lucha por el lago Titicaca Brenda Villalba Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Las lideresas del agua y sus quince años de lucha por el lago Titicaca Brenda Villalba COPACABANA, Bolivia – Al lado de la mano derecha de Rosa Jalja se instala un equipo para transmisión. El ratón negro y un teclado de computadora acompañan el espacio de trabajo. Ella sostiene un fragmento de papel casi a la altura de su consola de sonidos. En la imagen, todo encaja dentro de una cabina radial donde ella se posiciona frente a un micrófono de mesa y comienza a hablar sobre el cuidado de su lago ancestral, el Titicaca. Una actividad que realiza desde hace 15 años. Jalja es comunicóloga social y una de las primeras compañeras en integrar la Asociación de Mujeres Unidas en Defensa de la Cuenca del Lago Titicaca – Lideresas, una red y alianza binacional que actualmente agrupa a 50 mujeres de Bolivia y Perú. Entre diagnósticos comunes y la urgencia por frenar el colapso de la cuenca, las mujeres de las comunidades ribereñas de Copacabana, Quimsachata, Apuville, Chañi, Sicuani, Yampupata y Sampaya unieron sus voces para visibilizar una crisis que afecta su vida cotidiana y la de sus comunidades. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/las-lideresas-del-agua-y-sus-quince-anos-de-lucha-por-el-lago-titicaca/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Expertos de la ONU critican fiestas en Colonia Dignidad de Chile Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Expertos de la ONU critican fiestas en Colonia Dignidad de Chile Corresponsal de IPS GINEBRA – Expertos de la Naciones Unidas criticaron la realización de festejos en Villa Bavaria, antiguo recinto de la tristemente célebre Colonia Dignidad de Chile, donde se cometieron actos de tortura, desapariciones forzadas y otras graves violaciones de los derechos humanos durante y después de la dictadura. “Nos consterna que se puedan celebrar festejos en un lugar donde se perpetraron graves violaciones de los derechos humanos y cuya expropiación estaba prevista”, señalaron en una declaración este martes 20 las personas expertas que actúan por mandato del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU en esta ciudad suiza. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/expertos-de-la-onu-critican-fiestas-en-colonia-dignidad-de-chile/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Chile, Brasil y Uruguay lideran la región en inteligencia artificial Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Chile, Brasil y Uruguay lideran la región en inteligencia artificial Corresponsal de IPS SANTIAGO – Chile, Brasil y Uruguay son los países de América Latina y el Caribe que mejor desarrollan sus capacidades en inteligencia artificial (IA), y en toda la región se comprueba que la conectividad es indispensable pero ya no es suficiente, de acuerdo con un estudio e índice divulgados este martes 20 por la Cepal. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, secretario ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal), expuso al presentar el estudio que “el desafío no consiste simplemente en participar en la revolución de la IA, sino en aumentar su capacidad para crear, capturar y distribuir el valor que ella genera”. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/chile-brasil-y-uruguay-lideran-la-region-en-inteligencia-artificial/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Alarma en agencias de la ONU por situación humanitaria en Yemen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Alarma en agencias de la ONU por situación humanitaria en Yemen Corresponsal de IPS GINEBRA – Agencias del sistema de Naciones Unidas expresaron su alarma por la evolución de la emergencia humanitaria en Yemen, con centenares de miles de personas sumadas este octubre a las necesidades de asistencia, debido a los combates entre las fuerzas que se disputan el control de ese país. Jens Laerke, portavoz de la Oficina de Coordinación de la Ayuda Humanitaria de la ONU (Ocha), describió la situación en la segunda ciudad del país árabe: “Hace 20 días y contando que Taiz está aislada. Estamos viendo cada vez más que los combates nos hacen imposible entrar, y a la gente imposible salir”. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/alarma-en-agencias-de-la-onu-por-situacion-humanitaria-en-yemen/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Cuatro años de IA: ¿dónde están los beneficios prometidos y quién responde por los peligros? Walter García Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Cuatro años de IA: ¿dónde están los beneficios prometidos y quién responde por los peligros? Este es un artículo de opinión de Walter Garcia, director general de IPS y quien se formó como ingeniero informático. Walter García MADRID – En noviembre se cumplen cuatro años del lanzamiento de ChatGPT, que popularizó la inteligencia artificial generativa, y desató una carrera tecnológica sin precedentes y trajo promesas extraordinarias: curar enfermedades, revolucionar la educación, resolver la crisis climática: el comienzo de una era de abundancia para toda la humanidad. Desde entonces, las grandes empresas de la inteligencia artificial (IA) han atraído inversiones gigantescas y desarrollado sistemas cada vez más sofisticados. Sin embargo, los beneficios tangibles para el bienestar colectivo siguen estando muy lejos de las expectativas anunciadas. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/cuatro-anos-de-ia-donde-estan-los-beneficios-prometidos-y-quien-responde-por-los-peligros/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bukele_abre_la_puerta_a_excarcelaciones_con_tintes_electorales_Transporte_en_Cuba_recobra_algo_de_vi Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Propagación del ébola en África aumenta urgencia de financiación sanitaria nacional Ignatius Banda Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Propagación del ébola en África aumenta urgencia de financiación sanitaria nacional Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabue – La muerte por ébola registrada este mes en Kenia pone de relieve la urgencia de la preparación ante emergencias de salud pública en África y cómo los gobiernos del continente están destinando sus presupuestos nacionales al sector sanitario. El caso de Kenia sirve como llamada a la acción en la lucha contra las emergencias de salud pública en África y pone de manifiesto si los esfuerzos coordinados a nivel local cuentan con los medios adecuados para contener la propagación de enfermedades transmisibles. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/propagacion-del-ebola-en-africa-aumenta-urgencia-de-financiacion-sanitaria-nacional/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bukele_abre_la_puerta_a_excarcelaciones_con_tintes_electorales_Transporte_en_Cuba_recobra_algo_de_vi Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

La escasa licencia por paternidad perjudica a las mujeres Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

La escasa licencia por paternidad perjudica a las mujeres Corresponsal de IPS NACIONES UNIDAS – Las madres de todo el mundo reciben casi ocho veces más tiempo de permiso remunerado que los padres al nacer un hijo, lo que obliga a las mujeres a asumir la mayor parte de la carga del cuidado, mostró un análisis divulgado este viernes 23 por ONU Mujeres. Según un informe de políticas elaborado por esa agencia que promueve la igualdad de género de las Naciones Unidas y el Banco Mundial, las madres reciben de media 196 días de baja remunerada y los padres tan solo 25, lo que se traduce en un costo para las familias, los niños y las economías. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/la-escasa-licencia-por-paternidad-perjudica-a-las-mujeres/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bukele_abre_la_puerta_a_excarcelaciones_con_tintes_electorales_Transporte_en_Cuba_recobra_algo_de_vi Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Cuando la medicina se convierte en una herramienta de tortura en el cautiverio ruso Anna Trushova Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Cuando la medicina se convierte en una herramienta de tortura en el cautiverio ruso Este es un artículo de opinión de Anna Trushova, defensora de los derechos humanos y responsable de comunicación en el Centro para las Libertades Civiles. Anna Trushova KIEV – Se supone que la medicina debe proteger la vida y la dignidad humanas. Sin embargo, los testimonios de ucranianos liberados del cautiverio ruso revelan una realidad inquietante: el personal médico en los centros de detención no solo ha negado a los prisioneros el tratamiento necesario, sino que, en casos documentados, ha participado en actos de tortura y malos tratos. No se trata simplemente de casos aislados en los que médicos individuales incumplen sus deberes profesionales. Las conclusiones de «Anatomía de la tortura: testimonios sobre tortura y malos tratos por parte de personal médico en el cautiverio ruso» —un informe analítico elaborado por el Centro para las Libertades Civiles y la organización Médicos Militares de Ucrania— señalan patrones recurrentes en diversos centros de detención. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/cuando-la-medicina-se-convierte-en-una-herramienta-de-tortura-en-el-cautiverio-ruso/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bukele_abre_la_puerta_a_excarcelaciones_con_tintes_electorales_Transporte_en_Cuba_recobra_algo_de_vi Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Avances en neurotecnología pueden amenazar los derechos humanos Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

Avances en neurotecnología pueden amenazar los derechos humanos Corresponsal de IPS NACIONES UNIDAS – La tecnología se aplica cada vez más en contextos judiciales, lo que amenaza la privacidad y la libertad de pensamiento, y las empresas recopilan grandes volúmenes de datos neuronales que podrían ser utilizados por los gobiernos, expone un nuevo informe divulgado por Naciones Unidas. “Las señales cerebrales registradas por un dispositivo de videojuegos o un dispositivo de bienestar podrían algún día utilizarse como prueba en su contra en un tribunal”, advierte el informe presentado ante la Asamblea General por la subsecretaria general para los Derechos Humanos, Claudia Fuentes Julio. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/avances-en-neurotecnologia-pueden-amenazar-los-derechos-humanos/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bukele_abre_la_puerta_a_excarcelaciones_con_tintes_electorales_Transporte_en_Cuba_recobra_algo_de_vi Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. Todos los derechos reservados.

The data on women at work call us to action Haishan FuRobin Mearns October 16, 2026 This page in: English (+ +...+...)

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/the-data-on-women-at-work-call-us-to-action At the current pace of change, it could take 350 years for women to participate in the labor market at the same rate as men. That is not a typo. It is what the data tell us when we trace the trajectory of women's labor force participation from 1990 to today across countries worldwide. This sobering finding lies at the heart of Shaping the Future of Women in the Workplace featured in the 2026 edition of the Atlas for Global Development. Shaping the Future of Women in the Workplace Women face persistent barriers when it comes to participating in the labor force. And those who do work are more likely to be in vulnerable employment, earn lower wages, and shoulder the majority of domestic and care responsibilities, highlighting slow and uneven progress toward gender equality at work. https://data360.worldbank.org/en/atlas/gender-and-jobs/ Atlas of Global Development 2026 The Atlas of Global Development 2026 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations on key global trends related to people, prosperity, our planet, infrastructure, and digital transformation. https://data360.worldbank.org/en/atlas/

Momentum is building for better data in the Caribbean, but more work lies ahead Isabella Contreras RengifoJacobus de HoopJonathan LainAnna Luisa PaffhausenZander PrinslooUmar Serajuddin October 16, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/momentum-is-building-for-better-data-in-the-caribbean--but-more- A decade ago, someone trying to understand poverty dynamics in the Caribbean would have hit a wall. They would have encountered statistical office websites with limited information on the data collected, survey data locked in filing cabinets, and no clear channels to request access even when data existed.

Bangladesh Shows Why Results Must Outlast Projects Lisandro MartinJean Pesme October 16, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/bangladesh-shows-why-results-must-outlast-projects The most important result of a development project is what a country can keep doing after the project ends. Bangladesh shows why financing helped build a solar market that reached millions of households. Simpler business procedures opened routes for entrepreneurs. Stronger standards improved conditions inside factories. Behind these results lies a larger achievement: the capacity to keep delivering.

Women’s Leadership: A Research Round-up from the Accelerating Development Outcomes Conference Kathleen BeegleAna Maria Munoz-BoudetMichael O’SullivanMariana Viollaz October 19, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/women-s-leadership--a-research-round-up-from-the-accelerating-de This past September 10-11 the World Bank Group, LSE, and the Gates Foundation convened a global conference on Women’s Leadership: Accelerating Development Outcomes. The inaugural conference, the first in a series, focused on causal evidence on barriers, impacts and policies to advance women’s representation, voice and power. A total of 48 papers were presented across sessions, complemented by keynotes from Matthias Doepke, Rohini Pande, and Amanda Clayton.

Land registration as an opportunity to expand women's land rights: Early insights from Senegal Nelsy AffoumSokhna BaAletheia Amalia DonaldLaetitia LonghiAndré Teyssier October 20, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/land-registration-as-an-opportunity-to-expand-women-s-land-right Owning land can open important pathways out of poverty. Yet, in Senegal, most women have no formal claim to it. In fact, only 6% own agricultural land and just 2.5% own their homes. This inequality can begin early, when daughters are overlooked as land is passed down within families. Over time, this leaves women with fewer assets, less access to credit, and less protection in the event of divorce or widowhood. Large-scale registration programs therefore present both a risk and an opportunity: they can extend formal land ownership to millions, but they can also cement existing inequalities if women’s and girls’ inclusion is not deliberately built into the process.

Measuring disaster-related crop losses: How far can household surveys take us, and what new research is needed? Giulia PonziniPhilip Randolph Wollburg October 20, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/measuring-disaster-related-crop-losses--how-far-can-household-su Natural hazards are striking agricultural systems more often and at greater cost. In 2024, recorded disasters exceeded the twenty-year average, at a direct cost of around US$242 billion (CRED, 2025). Direct damages, though, are only the costs that get counted. Once losses to health, education, livelihoods, ecosystems, and supply chains are added, the global toll rises to closer to US$ 2.3 trillion per year; UNDRR, 2025). A large share of that damage lands on farms: FAO estimates that disasters destroyed US$3.26 trillion in crop and livestock production between 1991 and 2023, an average of US$99 billion a year, or 4 percent of global agricultural GDP, with Africa bearing the heaviest relative burden at 7.4 percent (FAO, 2025). For the 3.8 billion people whose livelihoods depend on agrifood systems — especially for smallholders who rely on crops for both income and food — these losses are a recurring threat to consumption, nutrition, and long-term development.

Accountability makes development banks more effective Armand NzeyimanaIbrahima Dit Thierno LoLisandro Martin October 20, 2026 This page in: English العربية

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/arabvoices/accountability-makes-development-banks-more-effective Every dollar entrusted to a development bank carries an obligation to improve lives and demonstrate that it has. The evidence that allows the public to hold us accountable must also guide the decisions that make us effective. The stakes are rising. The OECD reports that official development assistance dropped by 23% in 2025, its largest recorded fall, with a further decline projected for 2026. Countries face mounting pressure on development finance, and every allocation carries a greater opportunity cost. Public confidence depends on a credible answer to a direct question: what difference does our work make?

Beyond chat demos: evaluating LLM systems at scale with DeepEval Rafael Sevilla MacalabaAivin Solatorio October 21, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/beyond-chat-demos--evaluating-llm-systems-at-scale-with-deepeval Building a generative AI chat prototype has become straightforward. With a large language model (LLM), a vector database, a frontend interface, and an AI coding assistant, a developer can assemble a working demo in days. However, deploying such applications at institutions like the World Bank Group—where data accuracy, policy context, and citation verifiability are essential—requires far more than a working proof of concept.

Self-reports, scenarios, and games: lessons from measuring socioemotional skills in three African countries: Guest post by Smita Das, Clara Delavallade, and Noël Muller Development Impact Guest Blogger October 21, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/self-reports--scenarios--and-games--lessons-from-measuring-socio Socioemotional skills – those we use to manage our emotions, collaborate, and strive toward goals – are central to impactful entrepreneurship programs, vocational training programs, and safe space clubs for youth and adults. Yet capturing improvements in these latent skills is hard and telling which skills drive economic empowerment and mental health is harder. Many studies rely on a few familiar concepts (self-efficacy, locus of control, grit) that reflect neither the range of socioemotional skills nor the skills the intervention teaches, often bundled into a single “noncognitive skills” index.

Getting the foundations right: How South Asia can make AI work for growth Johannes Zutt October 21, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/getting-the-foundations-right--how-south-asia-can-make-ai-work-f Two forces are currently reshaping the global economy. The first is high energy prices, resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. South Asia is particularly vulnerable. It is one of the most energy-dependent regions in the world, and it relies more heavily on shipments through the Strait of Hormuz than other regions. The second is the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI). Countries that produce AI-related goods have been propelled forward by rising exports and investment.

What's new in the World Development Indicators, October 2026: poverty and inequality updates, new food security & nutrition data, latest energy statistics World Bank Data Team October 22, 2026 This page in: English

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Efforts toward closing the gender gap: Lessons from two decades of reform in Egypt Julia BraunmillerMahmoud ElsamanMirey Ovadiya October 22, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/efforts-toward-closing-the-gender-gap--lessons-from-two-decades- In many countries, women get left behind in the labor market. With one of the largest gender gaps in labor force participation in the world and a sweeping new labor law enacted in 2025, Egypt is a good place to analyze what its reforms have set in motion and the lessons other countries can draw from its trajectory. In Egypt, 20 percent of women participate in the labor force, compared to 74 percent of men. Closing that gap could do more than advance women's rights: World Bank estimates suggest it could increase Egypt's GDP per capita by 41 percent by 2050, and by as much as 56 percent in the long run.

AgriConnect and Djibouti: Creating jobs and boosting food security in a resource-constrained region Meskerem BrhaneYosuke KotsujiFatou Fall October 22, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/arabvoices/agriconnect-and-djibouti--creating-jobs-and-boosting-food-securi Across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, food insecurity remains a major challenge. One in six people in the region faces food insecurity, while 42 percent cannot afford a healthy diet. As populations grow and incomes rise, food demand is projected to rise by 67 percent by 2050, widening the gap between what the food sector needs to deliver and what it can currently provide. At the same time, climate change, water scarcity, and conflict are making it increasingly difficult to produce enough food sustainably.

Celebrating 20 years of the World Bank Enterprise Surveys: Insights from the first complete global cycle, 2023-2026 Eugenia RodríguezCierra WellsMohammad Amin October 23, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/celebrating-20-years-of-the-world-bank-enterprise-surveys--insig Twenty years ago, the World Bank Group began asking firms simple yet powerful questions: How do firms experience the business environment in which they operate? What does it take to run a business? On May 20th, 2026, the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) marked two decades of doing exactly that while achieving a historic milestone: for the first time, the globe was covered in a single three-year cycle; the 2023–2026 database now spans 164 economies across every continent.

Moving Out of Poverty: Nepal’s Unusual Journey Maheshwor Shrestha

https://indevelopmentmag.com/moving-out-of-poverty-nepals-unusual-journey/ In 1995, seven in 10 Nepalis lived in extreme poverty. By 2022, fewer than one in 40 did.

Weekly links October 23: macro impacts of migration on poverty, big African cities and jobs, how to read a paper, and more… David McKenzie October 23, 2026 This page in: English

Weekly links October 23: macro impacts of migration on poverty, big African cities and jobs, how to read a paper, and more… David McKenzie October 23, 2026 This page in: English https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/weekly-links-october-23--macro-impacts-of-migration-on-poverty-- How Nepal reduced poverty through international migration: Mahesh Shrestha has an excellent explanation of Nepal’s use of migration in In Development “In 1995, seven in 10 Nepalis lived in extreme poverty. By 2022, fewer than one in 40 did…Compared to the giants of extreme poverty reduction — China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and India — Nepal’s pace is matched only by China. The extreme poverty rate in Nepal now is lower than in the considerably richer Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh. Nepal’s journey out of extreme poverty also looked very different from that of these other countries. These countries — responsible for the global decline of extreme poverty from 43% in 1990 to 10% in 2025 — did it through sustained growth, foreign direct investment, export expansion, and industrialization. Nepal had almost none of that….Nepal’s escape from extreme poverty was built not on factories or foreign investment but on the export of labor.”

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World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/10/20/world-bank-group-launches-first-digital-strategy-to-expand-access-and-create-jobs World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs SEOUL, October 20, 2026— The World Bank Group today launched its first digital strategy, bringing together its public and private sector capabilities to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve services, and create jobs. The strategy addresses four priorities: expanding connectivity; making devices and data more affordable; strengthening digital services and skills; and helping countries build the foundations to benefit from artificial intelligence.

World Bank Approves US$500 Million to Strengthen Mexico's Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/10/21/world-bank-approves-us-500-million-to-strengthen-mexico-resilience-to-disasters World Bank Approves US$500 Million to Strengthen Mexico's Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change This is the first time Mexico has a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO). Washington, D.C., October 21, 2026. The World Bank has approved US$500 million in financing to help Mexico better prepare for and respond more quickly to natural disasters, the effects of climate change, and public health emergencies. This is the first time the country has accessed a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO), an instrument that gives the Government quick access to resources when an emergency occurs.

Regional Economic Updates

https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/what-we-do/regional-economic-updates The latest biannual regional economic updates highlight key macroeconomic trends and developments across Africa; East Asia and the Pacific; Europe and Central Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan; and South Asia. Published twice a year ahead of the World Bank–International Monetary Fund Spring and Annual Meetings, these reports provide timely analysis of emerging challenges and opportunities shaping each region.

Investing in People, Investing in Prosperity The World Bank Group Annual Report 2026

https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report The World Bank Group Annual Report 2026 details the institution's work to create more and better jobs for people in developing countries. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/05a5e2d6-3aae-48cd-af02-e4c6d974ead4/content

Chapter 9. Governments as Regulators: Ensuring Trustworthy AI to Manage the Concentration of Power

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/5bdf17d6-e794-4786-bf59-bfb1aab1442a/content Chapter 9. Governments as Regulators: Ensuring Trustworthy AI to Manage the Concentration of Power As regulators of AI, governments can shape its political impacts. Because regulatory capacity is often limited and the technology is evolving rapidly, governments should rely on voluntary private standards as a starting point to build trustworthy AI. Where market forces are not aligned with the responsi­ble adoption, adaptation, and advancement of AI, governments should use existing regulations to address social harms (such as violations of privacy and cybersecurity failures). Over time, governments should assess the current landscape of regulations, identify and address gaps, and build enforcement and compliance capacity, while empha­sizing international cooperation to guard against fragmentation of regulations across countries.

Chapter 8. Governments as Users: Enhancing Capabilities to Deploy AI

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/0458e40e-fec1-44c4-a982-82835bdc34a2/content Chapter 8. Governments as Users: Enhancing Capabilities to Deploy AI As users of AI, governments can shape its social impact through improving public service delivery. Governments should use their buying power to spur the adaptation, and potential advancement, of AI solutions across use cases—such as those in educa­tion, health, and the legal system—in which local contexts are paramount. This requires making public administrative data AI-ready. This also requires establishing frameworks for testing, procuring, and evaluating AI solutions to move from pilots to large-scale deployment. Government procurement can crowd in local AI solutions if those developed elsewhere are either less effec­tive or even harmful in high-stakes applications, such as health care. All of this will require investment in staff capacity.

Chapter 7. Governments as Enablers: Establishing the Analog and Digital Complements of AI

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e1f8dab2-daa5-4616-86e2-bbcbaa40499a/content Chapter 7. Governments as Enablers: Establishing the Analog and Digital Complements of AI As enablers of AI, governments can shape its economic impact by building the analog and digital complements, such as infrastructure, data, skills, and institutions. This starts with establishing the analog complements for the productive adoption of AI by businesses and people—foundational skills, infrastructure, and informa­tion. Governments should also support local firms’ ability to access key digital and analog complements—computing infrastructure, training data, AI talent, and access to capital—for adapting AI to local contexts and for advancing AI at a later stage. These policies must be pursued systematically because returns to investments in one domain are reduced when other domains are neglected.

Chapter 6. AI’s Political Impact: Reshaping Power Within and Across Countries

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc313a35-d3e2-446c-afc8-2ab817553370/content Chapter 6. AI’s Political Impact: Reshaping Power Within and Across Countries AI is driving power asymmetries between countries, governments, corporations, and indi­viduals. Between countries, control over key parts of the AI value chain—frontier models, advanced chips and data centers—by a few companies creates dependency risks, but pursuing “AI sovereignty” comes at a high cost and with uncertain benefits. Between governments and corporations, finan­cial incentives to attract AI investment squeeze public budgets yet provide uncertain returns. Between corporations and individuals, AI can benefit owners of capital more than people because of the concentration of market power. Between governments and individuals, AI can spread propaganda and enable the surveillance of citizens.

Chapter 5. AI’s Social Impact: Improving Public Service Delivery

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/6ba7be9b-f800-490f-883d-78b729539fac/content Chapter 5. AI’s Social Impact: Improving Public Service Delivery AI is already transforming the delivery of public services at the back end of public administration, such as weather forecasting and tax enforcement, largely through the adaptation of machine learning algorithms to local contexts. Adapting and adopting AI can also help overcome critical shortages of skilled personnel, such as teachers and health care workers, at the citizen-facing front end of public service delivery. The lack of evidence for selecting, procuring, and evaluating AI applications, especially at the front end, limits AI’s full potential to improve the delivery of public services. The lack of complements, such as digital connectivity and skills, also constrains AI adoption at the front end of public service delivery.

Chapter 4. AI’s Economic Impact: Transforming Jobs, Productivity, and Growth

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/7b4ac510-b524-438c-9653-7d8cbadb19bb/content Chapter 4. AI’s Economic Impact: Transforming Jobs, Productivity, and Growth AI is transforming jobs, productivity and growth. With most people employed in manual rather than cognitive work in developing countries, the immediate impact of AI adoption is to complement rather than displace workers—with early signs of job disruption concentrated in knowledge-intensive services. Over time, as complementary factors—infrastructure, skills, and institutions—develop, AI can enable productive busi­nesses to grow. In the absence of the right com­plements, AI may widen gaps in productivity between developing countries and high-income countries, where AI adop­tion is higher. AI can also have cascading effects through disrupting trade patterns, increasing human capital, raising energy costs, and creating economic volatility.

Chapter 3. Complements: Customizing AI to Local Realities and Needs

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/8099e96c-2489-457a-82eb-63994f63d328/content Chapter 3. Complements: Customizing AI to Local Realities and Needs AI’s potential depends not only on the context in which it will be used, but also on the context in which it has been developed. If those contexts are mismatched, AI will not work well. Realizing the full potential of AI therefore requires the right complements to be in place to adopt AI applications and to tailor them to the context in which they are deployed. Whether AI ultimately does more good than harm will depend on how quickly the complements are put in place.

Chapter 2. Concentration: Opportunities and Constraints in the AI Value Chain

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/0de39435-6ac1-4df7-9619-8da421751244/content The layers of the AI value chain—from hardware and infrastructure to models and applications—are concentrated in a few countries, often in only a handful of companies. Building the most advanced layers of the AI value chain is difficult, but accessing the capabilities of AI by adopting and adapting what has been built by others is more feasible and less expensive. Nevertheless, access to AI’s capabilities alone does not guarantee that coun­tries will benefit from them, because the effective­ness of AI solutions depends on how well they fit specific contexts.

Chapter 1. Capabilities: The Power of AI to Alleviate Skill Shortages

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/ce1eb617-78ac-43d5-a466-7530b59d4b5e/content Chapter 1. Capabilities: The Power of AI to Alleviate Skill Shortages AI’s expanding set of capabilities to perform or help accomplish more expert tasks effectively expands the supply of skills available in developing countries in areas such as health care, agricul­ture extension, and government administration. However, AI’s benefits are neither equally distributed among geographic areas and population segments nor guaranteed to materialize. AI can also enhance the harmful capabilities of malicious actors.

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World Development Report 2026 Team Members

https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2026/brief/world-development-report-2026-team-members The report is prepared by the Development Economics Vice-Presidency, and includes team members from across the World Bank Group.

The Promise of Artificial Intelligence | 2026 World Development Report

Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will need productive jobs. AI could help — but only if the right choices are made now. The World Bank Group's World Development Report 2026 finds that AI is already helping doctors diagnose patients, farmers make better decisions, and governments deliver services at scale. The greatest promise for developing countries lies not in replacing workers, but in amplifying what they can do — and if they act now, AI could help them achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century. Yet without deliberate action, AI could widen inequality, concentrate market power, and leave the most vulnerable further behind. The question is whether the decisions shaping AI's future are made by default — or by design. Read the full report "The Promise of Artificial Intelligence" and explore the evidence:

World Development Report 2026 THE PROMISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2026 In a time when development progress has dipped to its weakest pace in 75 years, artificial intelligence (AI) offers developing economies a rare path to greater prosperity. World Development Report 2026 provides the first comprehensive assessment of what AI means for these economies—how firms and governments are already using it, what is holding them back, where the largest gains may lie, and how the risks can be managed.

AI Offers Lifeline to Developing Economies in an Era of Weak Growth

https://www.bancomundial.org/es/news/press-release/2026/08/04/ai-offers-lifeline-to-developing-economies-in-an-era-of-weak-growth WASHINGTON, August 4, 2026—Artificial intelligence (AI) could allow developing countries to do in a decade what might otherwise take a century—provided that governments act swiftly to close the gaps in power, connectivity, skills, and institutional quality that threaten to leave them behind, according to the World Bank Group’s World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence.

Publicación: @A Billion: Reaching One Billion People through Digital Access and Services by 2030

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/71282079-9509-4772-b24c-9197d417b708 This report presents the World Bank Group’s Digital & AI Implementation Plan (FY26–30), which outlines a roadmap to expand digital inclusion and accelerate development outcomes through technology and artificial intelligence. The plan aims to reach one billion people by 2030, including 600 million people using broadband internet and 400 million people using digitally enabled services, by addressing barriers to connectivity, affordability, digital service delivery, and AI readiness. Built around four strategic pillars: Access, Affordability, Ecosystem, and AI Readiness, the plan introduces ten scalable solutions that combine policy reform, financing, private capital mobilization, digital skills development, digital public infrastructure, and AI innovation. It emphasizes expanding broadband connectivity, lowering the cost of devices and digital services, strengthening digital ecosystems, promoting inclusive digital economies, and enabling the safe adoption of AI technologies in developing countries. The report also underscores the importance of digital trust, cybersecurity, data governance, and responsible AI as foundational elements of sustainable digital transformation. Through partnerships with governments, private sector organizations, development institutions, and technology firms, the implementation plan seeks to create jobs, improve public service delivery, strengthen economic opportunities, and ensure that low- and middle-income countries can participate effectively in the global digital and AI economy.

@ A Billion: Reaching One Billion People Through Digital Access and Services by 2030

https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/digital-ai Digital technologies and AI are creating new pathways to opportunity. But the benefits of technology have not been shared equally.

World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/10/20/world-bank-group-launches-first-digital-strategy-to-expand-access-and-create-jobs SEOUL, October 20, 2026— The World Bank Group today launched its first digital strategy, bringing together its public and private sector capabilities to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve services, and create jobs.

Jobs, Small AI, and Private Capital World Bank Group 2026 Annual Meetings Highlights

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2026/10/18/jobs-small-ai-private-capital-annual-meetings After a week of more than 300 events and more than 13,000 registered attendees, the 2026 World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings wrapped up Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand. Participants shared ideas for tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges: how to responsibly harness AI to benefit emerging economies, help small businesses grow and thrive, mobilize private capital and philanthropy for development, and build resilience in the face of war and economic shocks.

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Por cada dólar en proteger la naturaleza se gastan 30 en destruirla Corresponsal de IPS EREVAN – Por cada dólar destinado a proteger la naturaleza se gastan 30 en actividades que la destruyen, resalta el informe de apertura de la 17 Conferencia de las Partes sobre Biodiversidad (COP17), de las Naciones Unidas, que se inicia el lunes 19 en esta capital de Armenia. El informe “Estado de la acción en materia de biodiversidad” señala que, aunque casi 90 % de los países establecieron metas nacionales para proteger la naturaleza, menos de la mitad avanza al ritmo necesario para cumplirlas antes de 2030. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/por-cada-dolar-en-proteger-la-naturaleza-se-gastan-30-en-destruirla/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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La inseguridad ciudadana en Perú: el pretexto para recortar libertades y derechos Mariela Jara LIMA – El miedo de la población ante la ola de criminalidad en Perú está siendo utilizado por el gobierno de Keiko Fujimori para endurecer las medidas represivas y establecer mayores restricciones para el ejercicio de las libertades civiles y derechos humanos. “No creo que el actual gobierno de Keiko Fujimori esté en proceso de resolver el grave problema de inseguridad ciudadana que vivimos en el país”, declaró a IPS Rocío Silva, activista de derechos humanos y directora del no gubernamental Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer, Demus. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/la-inseguridad-ciudadana-en-peru-el-pretexto-para-recortar-libertades-y-derechos/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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El mundo superará el límite de calentamiento que se propuso Corresponsal de IPS NAIROBI – El mundo superará el umbral de calentamiento que se propuso hace más de 10 años, pero aún es posible que ese exceso sea “lo más bajo y breve posible”, si acelera la reducción de gases de efecto invernadero, afirma un informe del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (Pnuma) divulgado este miércoles 21. “El sobrepaso del límite no es una rendición. Aún podemos mantenerlo lo más pequeño y breve posible, y lograr que las temperaturas vuelvan a estar por debajo de 1,5 grados (centígrados) para finales de siglo”, declaró el secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, en un mensaje sobre el informe. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/el-mundo-superara-el-limite-de-calentamiento-que-se-propuso/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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La inversión de EEUU en tierras raras de Brasil evidencia el interés militar por los minerales Sam Meadows LONDRES – En 1939, el término “minerales críticos” entró en el léxico legislativo de Estados Unidos cuando el país aprobó su Ley de Acumulación de Materiales Estratégicos y Críticos. Se definieron como materiales necesarios para satisfacer las necesidades militares e industriales durante una emergencia nacional. A medida que esa definición se amplió a lo largo de las décadas de 1970 y 1980 y hasta el siglo XXI, la historia de su origen se fue olvidando gradualmente. Hoy en día, los debates sobre los minerales críticos giran en torno a la transición energética: turbinas eólicas, autos eléctricos, baterías. Sin embargo, un reciente acuerdo sobre minerales de tierras raras sirve como recordatorio de que este trasfondo sigue presente, y que tal vez incluso esté cobrando mayor importancia. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/la-inversion-de-eeuu-en-tierras-raras-de-brasil-evidencia-el-interes-militar-por-los-minerales/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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La biodiversidad está entre las pinzas del papel y el dinero Corresponsal de IPS EREVÁN – Duplicar el financiamiento para proteger la naturaleza, y compromisos para sumar financiamiento a esa causa y restar subsidios a las actividades económicas que más la perjudican, marcan la 17 Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (COP17) en esta capital de Armenia. “Miles de millones de personas cuyas vidas se ven trastocadas por los impactos de la pérdida de biodiversidad dependen de los avances que se logren aquí en estas dos semanas”, advirtió la secretaria ejecutiva de ese convenio de las Naciones Unidas, Astrid Schomaker. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/la-biodiversidad-esta-entre-las-pinzas-del-papel-y-el-dinero/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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Guterres pide “atar cabos” entre desigualdad y protesta callejera Corresponsal de IPS NACIONES UNIDAS – Con el telón de fondo de las protestas juveniles y obreras que agitan a una docena de países, el secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, propuso este jueves 22 “atar cabos” entre las manifestaciones callejeras y la desigualdad que le sirve de combustible. “En Europa y otras regiones, muchos han salido a la calle frustrados por el aumento del costo de la vida. Y para los jóvenes, la promesa de un futuro mejor se aleja cada vez más de su alcance”, expresó Guterres. https://ipsnoticias.net/2026/10/guterres-pide-atar-cabos-entre-desigualdad-y-protesta-callejera/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside By Isabel Ortiz Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside By Isabel Ortiz BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 19 2026 (IPS) - Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central bank governors and CEOs of the world’s largest banks and corporations attended the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. They flew in business class and slept in five-star hotels to talk about growth, inflation and public spending, and thus to decide the destiny of billions of people they will never meet. Outside, hundreds of social movements and civil society organizations held the People’s Assembly, for the 99% whose voice would not be heard. They flew economy and often shared modest rooms. The first was the summit of money and power. The second, the summit of the rest of us. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/two-summits-in-bangkok-imf-world-bank-and-finance-ministers-inside-the-peoples-assembly-outside/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition Worsen in Afghanistan Despite Strong Agricultural Season By FAO and WFP KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) - Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, and cases of acute malnutrition are expected to soar during 2027, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned. This is according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, which projects that approximately 19.2 million people (38% of the population) will face high levels of acute food insecurity during the November-April lean season, which lasts through the winter. This is an increase from 17.4 million projected for the same period a year earlier. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/food-insecurity-and-child-malnutrition-worsen-in-afghanistan-despite-strong-agricultural-season/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Eradication_of_Extreme_Poverty_by_a_Key_UN_Goal_will_be_a_Missed_Target_As_Winter_Approaches_Afg Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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Afghan Women Defy Taliban Restrictions Through Online Protests The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons PARWAN, Afghanistan, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) - Afghan women have resorted to online protests as their only available recourse, even though the risks of being caught are high and carry enormous consequences. Dawn has not yet fully broken over the quiet streets of Parwan. The morning air carries the stillness of the early hours, and the footsteps of a few passersby are the only sounds that break the silence. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/afghan-women-defy-taliban-restrictions-through-online-protests/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Eradication_of_Extreme_Poverty_by_a_Key_UN_Goal_will_be_a_Missed_Target_As_Winter_Approaches_Afg Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

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People Who Choose to End Their Lives By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) - People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating conditions that cause severe physical or psychological suffering. Research on requests for medical assistance in dying and euthanasia shows that most individuals seeking these options have advanced, irreversible illnesses or incurable, debilitating conditions that cause severe suffering or diminish their autonomy, dignity, or the ability to engage in meaningful activities. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/people-who-choose-to-end-their-lives/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Eradication_of_Extreme_Poverty_by_a_Key_UN_Goal_will_be_a_Missed_Target_As_Winter_Approaches_Afg Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains By Kizito Makoye Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) - Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the rain. He was a Form 2 student in Tabora, western Tanzania, when the 1997 El Niño flooded the town. As the rain kept falling, fewer students made it to school. That was a super El Niño, one of the strongest on record. Since then there have been five other events including the 2014-2016 “super El Niño”. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/as-el-nino-returns-east-africas-urban-poor-brace-for-heavy-rains/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Eradication_of_Extreme_Poverty_by_a_Key_UN_Goal_will_be_a_Missed_Target_As_Winter_Approaches_Afg Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

From Small Islands to Antalya: COP31 Must Move Climate Promises from Paper to People By James Alix Michel Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

From Small Islands to Antalya: COP31 Must Move Climate Promises from Paper to People By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) - When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time itself. For decades, as I walked the beaches of Seychelles, I watched the subtle shifts that scientists were warning the world about. The tide crept a little higher up the sand each year. After a warm season, vibrant coral gardens turned ghost-white. Storms that once belonged to rare memory began arriving with unsettling regularity. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/from-small-islands-to-antalya-cop31-must-move-climate-promises-from-paper-to-people/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) - In recent months, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has severely deteriorated, with the UN reporting record-high levels of acute malnutrition and hunger. Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, the UN warns that conditions could considerably worsen in the coming months. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/as-winter-approaches-afghanistan-faces-record-hunger-and-mounting-human-rights-abuses/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Bangladesh’s Hidden Climate Bill: How Much Are We Losing Without Counting It? By Shahiduzzaman Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Bangladesh’s Hidden Climate Bill: How Much Are We Losing Without Counting It? By Shahiduzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 22 2026 (IPS) - Bangladesh has earned global recognition for reducing deaths from cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone shelters, embankments and community preparedness have transformed the country’s disaster response. Yet another climate crisis is receiving far less attention: the economic damage climate change is quietly inflicting on households, farmers, workers, businesses and public finances. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/bangladeshs-hidden-climate-bill-how-much-are-we-losing-without-counting-it/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Were Half of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Really Stolen? — Part I By Francisco R. Rodríguez Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Were Half of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Really Stolen? — Part I By Francisco R. Rodríguez DENVER, Colorado, USA, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) - If you’ve been around Venezuelans for long enough, you know that we tend to speak in superlatives. We have the best baseball players, the most beautiful beaches, the tastiest arepas, and the wickedest dictators. But even being used to the scale of our superlatives didn’t quite prepare me for what I read in the May 5 edition of The New York Times, in a story called “In Venezuela, Trump Vowed to Show Accountability. Oil Deals Linger.” The story tells us that a network of shell companies controlled by Carlos Malpica (who is widely believed to be Maduro’s bagman) embezzled $11 billion of the country’s oil wealth in 2021 and 2022. In the Times’ words: “for every two dollars that Venezuela earned selling oil earlier this decade, one dollar was stolen, internal documents and official statistics show.” https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/were-half-of-venezuelas-oil-revenues-really-stolen-part-i/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

International Day of Climate Action 2026 Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

International Day of Climate Action 2026 https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/international-day-of-climate-action-2026/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Were Half of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Really Stolen? — Part II By Francisco R. Rodríguez Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Were Half of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Really Stolen? — Part II By Francisco R. Rodríguez DENVER, Colorado, USA, Oct 23 2026 (IPS) - Money chase So, if Venezuela claims to be importing from the rest of the world roughly as much as it was exporting during those years, and the rest of the world confirms Venezuela’s story, then where could those additional $11 billion that presumably ended up in the bank accounts of Maduro’s cronies be? Technically, there are some ways in which a country could spend as much as it earns and still have large sums go missing. The first obvious one is if there were $11 billion lying around to steal. Except we know there weren’t, because the Venezuelan government was broke and had all its international accounts frozen. Even the Central Bank didn’t have access to most of its international reserves at the time. And remember, the Times is telling us that these $11 billion were coming out of unpaid receivables. In other words, the oil was being sold, it was being loaded into ships, and the owners of these ships were promising to pay Venezuela for that oil but, according to the Times, never did. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/were-half-of-venezuelas-oil-revenues-really-stolen-part-ii/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature By Johan Mikaelsson Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature By Johan Mikaelsson SÁPMI, Norway, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) - The Sámi, Europe’s last recognised Indigenous community, have faced threats to their existence throughout history. Norway, in 2024, apologised for its forced assimilation policy following the findings of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, and in September 2026 Sweden has recently been told to do the same. Despite the growing understanding of how their culture and economic livelihoods have been threatened, their precarious lifestyle is again under threat, ironically from something that is usually considered positive: the ‘green revolution’. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/the-sami-people-and-reindeer-herding-a-struggle-for-sapmis-whole-nature/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health By Kizito Makoye Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health By Kizito Makoye UNESCO is growing its environmental DNA, or eDNA, expedition programme. This ambitious and cost-effective project can give usable ocean data in a couple of weeks using a small number of seawater samples collected by citizen scientists DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct 22 2026 (IPS) - A fishing boat’s catch tells only part of the story of the waters around World Heritage sites. Species that escape the net, shelter inside reefs or pass through deeper channels can go unrecorded, leaving communities and conservation officials with an incomplete picture of the marine life supporting coastal livelihoods. A sample of seawater could help fill those gaps. Fish and other organisms leave genetic material in their surroundings, allowing scientists to identify species that might otherwise go unnoticed. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/what-a-seawater-sample-can-tell-scientists-about-ocean-health/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

The Eradication of Extreme Poverty by 2030: a Key UN goal will be a Missed Target By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

The Eradication of Extreme Poverty by 2030: a Key UN goal will be a Missed Target By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 2026 (IPS) - The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not achieve its highly-ambitious target of helping eradicate extreme poverty—”in all its forms”– by 2030. According to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres eradicating poverty by 2030 requires urgent political will, massive investments, and a commitment to justice rather than charity. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/the-eradication-of-extreme-poverty-by-2030-a-key-un-goal-will-be-a-missed-target/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site - exclusive ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM OCTOBER 22, 2026 16:59

‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site - exclusive The radar team had come from the US, Atila said, but due to heavy rain and other constraints, only had seven days to work on the site. He noted that the team is expected to return in 2027. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-912549

What's behind Hamas's threat, and can it strike Israel? ‘The capabilities are there’ Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon|08:56

What's behind Hamas's threat, and can it strike Israel? ‘The capabilities are there’ Israeli officials say Hamas is stockpiling weapons and rebuilding tunnels as elections approach; it could raid bases, abduct soldiers or attack abroad, but lacks the strength to repeat October 7 on the same scale and has no known attack timetable Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon|08:56 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkh00luv2ml

Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting ByAMIR BOHBOT OCTOBER 22, 2026 00:53 Updated: OCTOBER 22, 2026 07:33

Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting "They are making a major effort to regain operational experience and return to peak combat readiness," a security official said about Hezbollah. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-912470

Iran preparing to reveal 'Father of All Bombs,' IRGC spox. warns in wake of Trump's MOAB threat ByELI LEON OCTOBER 22, 2026 10:37

Iran preparing to reveal 'Father of All Bombs,' IRGC spox. warns in wake of Trump's MOAB threat The announcement comes amid rising security tensions between Tehran and Washington and the possibility of renewed US strikes on Iranian territory. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912509

US, Israel plan renewed Iran strikes after US midterms, focusing on short, intense attacks - report ByIDAN KWELLER OCTOBER 22, 2026 03:18 Updated: OCTOBER 22, 2026 07:26

US, Israel plan renewed Iran strikes after US midterms, focusing on short, intense attacks - report According to the report, the plans focus on a short, intensive military operation that could last approximately three days and include strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912476

Netanyahu, Katz's warnings of Iranian strikes could spur regime into attacking first, officials say ByAMIR BOHBOT, ANNA BARSKY OCTOBER 22, 2026 14:05

Netanyahu, Katz's warnings of Iranian strikes could spur regime into attacking first, officials say Reports have also indicated an increase in Israeli fighter jet training exercises in the country's skies amid growing speculation about a possible military campaign against Iran https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-912546

Beijing rejects EU's criticism of China's Arctic presence By ZHANG YUNBI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-10-22 19:45

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/22/WS6ad9f748e4b06d4aa0564427.html In response to the European Union's fresh criticism of China's presence in the Arctic, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said setting up different blocs based on Cold War thinking and stirring up geopolitical confrontation are "not conducive to the peaceful and stable development of the Arctic region". The EU unveiled a new Arctic strategy on Tuesday identifying China's growing presence in the region and its cooperation with Russia as security concerns, Russian media reported.

Africa seeks closer BRI cooperation in trade, financing By VICTOR RABALLA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-22 09:36

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/22/WS6ad9688de4b06d4aa0564217.html China and African countries are seeking closer cooperation in infrastructure, trade and financing to strengthen regional connectivity, expand local industries and support economic growth, representatives said at the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2026 on Wednesday. Speaking in Nairobi, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Guo Haiyan stressed China's commitment to align Belt and Road cooperation with Africa's development priorities.

Iran firm on stand amid US move Washington says deal 'difficult' as Tehran rules out uranium transfer By CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-22 09:16

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/22/WS6ad963dfe4b06d4aa05641a4.html Iran has insisted it will not allow enriched nuclear material to leave its territory, as the United States deploys a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, with US President Donald Trump reportedly weighing fresh strikes against Tehran to break the deadlock. "Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; such materials constitute a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people, intended for use within the country," said Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Unrest in Portugal mirrors protests sweeping Europe By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-22 07:21

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/22/WS6ad948f4e4b06d4aa0564125.html Thousands of protesters returned to central squares in Lisbon and Porto on Tuesday, vowing to continue their campaign against Portugal's deepening housing crisis hours after police cleared tent camps before dawn and arrested 55 people.

Women are protesting in Poland for free access to legal abortions Associated Press Updated on: 22 Oct 2026, 5:08 am

Women are protesting in Poland for free access to legal abortions Abortion remains a taboo subject in Poland, which now has one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, with only Malta imposing stricter limits. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/22/women-are-protesting-in-poland-for-free-access-to-legal-abortions

Seven tankers damaged in Hormuz amid fears of renewed US-Iran war TNIE online desk Updated on: 22 Oct 2026, 7:00 am

Seven tankers damaged in Hormuz amid fears of renewed US-Iran war Iranian state television reported the latest ship attacks, citing the navy of the IRGC. The force again threatened to target US military bases in the region if Washington continues helping commercial vessels navigate the strait. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/22/seven-tankers-damaged-in-hormuz-amid-fears-of-renewed-us-iran-war

Carney says Trump’s tariffs hurt Americans as US Embassy alleges Canadian interference Associated Press Updated on: 22 Oct 2026, 3:47 am

Carney says Trump’s tariffs hurt Americans as US Embassy alleges Canadian interference US President Trump has openly said he wants automakers to move production from Canada to the US, threatening an industry deeply integrated across the border for decades https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/22/carney-says-trumps-tariffs-hurt-americans-as-us-embassy-alleges-canadian-interference

Iran says 7 oil tankers are on fire or damaged in a key strait as fears grow of a return to war Associated Press Updated on: 22 Oct 2026, 3:57 am

Iran says 7 oil tankers are on fire or damaged in a key strait as fears grow of a return to war Iran still asserts control over the waterway, a central point of leverage in any talks with the U.S. over the war. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/22/iran-reports-seven-oil-tankers-damaged-in-strait-of-hormuz-attacks

Washington orders all US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia: diplomatic source AFP Updated on: 21 Oct 2026, 5:18 pm

Washington orders all US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia: diplomatic source Families of embassy staff were also ordered to leave the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/21/washington-orders-all-us-embassy-staff-families-to-leave-saudi-arabia-diplomatic-source

US, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran; Tehran threatens to unveil 'father of all bombs': Reports TNIE online desk Updated on: 22 Oct 2026, 1:22 am

US, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran; Tehran threatens to unveil 'father of all bombs': Reports The US and Israeli militaries have reportedly developed specific plans for a short but intensive operation targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenal. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/22/us-israel-weigh-renewed-strikes-on-iran-tehran-threatens-to-unveil-father-of-all-bombs-reports

506 U.S. Citizens Detained by Nicole Foy, Ruth Talbot and Cengiz Yar, ProPublica; Liliana Michelena and Bianca Fortis for ProPublica; and Mariam Elba and Kahlie Wray, ProPublica

506 U.S. Citizens Detained by Nicole Foy, Ruth Talbot and Cengiz Yar, ProPublica; Liliana Michelena and Bianca Fortis for ProPublica; and Mariam Elba and Kahlie Wray, ProPublica https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=events

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal by Cate Brown, Aaron C. Davis and Sebastian Rotella October 20, 2026, 9:53 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-venezuela-oil-agreement-terms Reporting Highlights Corporate Firewall: The oil deal is designed to prevent future U.S. presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise. Hidden Investors: Some of the Trump administration’s partners could remain anonymous, hidden behind a parent company based in Barbados. The Long Run: It could be many years before the company produces enough oil to be a statistically significant share for the United States.

Town Leaders Said They Were Prepared for Floods. First Responders Disagree. by Abe Streep, photography by Cengiz Yar Co-published with Source New Mexico

Town Leaders Said They Were Prepared for Floods. First Responders Disagree. Three people died in Ruidoso on July 8, 2025, after dangerous floods swept through the New Mexico town. First responders say they were understaffed and inadequately equipped to respond to the flooding. by Abe Streep, photography by Cengiz Yar Co-published with Source New Mexico October 21, 2026, 5:55 am https://www.propublica.org/article/ruidoso-flood-emergency-response-water-rescue Town Leaders Said They Were Prepared for Flooding. First Responders Say They Were Understaffed and Poorly Equipped. Three people died in Ruidoso on July 8, 2025, after dangerous floods swept through the New Mexico town. Despite the tragedy, first responders say the village’s leadership continues to prioritize tourism at the expense of public safety. ProPublica reporter Abe Streep consulted seven emergency response experts outside Ruidoso to understand what went wrong. The tragedy “should be a clarion call” for officials to reevaluate how rescuers are deployed, one expert said. The Village of Ruidoso did not respond to detailed written questions about its emergency response, and it has not publicly released a report on rescue efforts during the flood. Reached by phone, the fire chief, Cade Hall, disputed our reporting but declined to provide specifics. Mayor Lynn Crawford has said protecting the village includes balancing public safety with tourism, the lifeblood of its economy.

“The River Can’t Be Trusted” by Abe Streep, photography by Cengiz Yar Co-published with Grist and Source New Mexico October 21, 2026, 6:00 am

“The River Can’t Be Trusted” by Abe Streep, photography by Cengiz Yar Co-published with Grist and Source New Mexico https://www.propublica.org/article/wildfire-flood-risk-ruidoso-new-mexico?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature October 21, 2026, 6:00 am Reporting Highlights A Known Threat: After two wildfires in 2024 charred hillsides above Ruidoso, New Mexico, experts warned dangerous flash floods could affect large parts of the tourist town. Tending to Business: Village leaders considered a plan to relocate some residences and businesses away from flood prone areas but returned to promoting tourism in 2025. Flooding Fatalities: On July 8, 2025, three people at an RV park died in a flood. Some first responders say the tragedy could have been avoided, while leaders insist they did all they could. I first traveled to Ruidoso, New Mexico, last July, weeks after a flood killed three people — two of them children — in the mountain community. By Abe Streep, ProPublica Southwest Reporter In 2024, two severe wildfires had burned areas above the town, which sits on a river canyon. Intense fires can exacerbate flooding and debris flow risk, and engineers had predicted that the threat would exist for years. How, I wondered, had three people died when the town’s leaders knew the area had become increasingly dangerous? To try to find out, I drove to Ruidoso seven times in the next 14 months, speaking frequently with the village’s mayor, Lynn Crawford, and other officials. When ProPublica visuals editor Cengiz Yar and I first met Crawford, he expressed frustration that people were seeking to assign responsibility. “Who’s to blame?” he said. “I didn’t start the fire.” I continued reporting and submitted at least 36 public records requests to 11 municipal governments and state agencies. Maybe all these records requests seem excessive for reporting on a relatively small town. But what happened in Ruidoso is a story important for the West, where post-fire flooding is an increasingly severe threat. And the more I reported and became better sourced, the more I met people who spoke openly with me about the village’s failings during the July flood. Local rescuers in particular wanted the public to understand what went wrong last summer, because they were worried the village was once again overly focused on tourism. Eventually, I was also able to speak with the parents of the children who passed away. They said they wanted their children to be remembered. As my editors and I were wrapping up final edits on this story, I reached out to a rescuer I had interviewed to make sure the reporting was accurate and to let him know we were close to publishing. He said something that stuck with me: “I hope it does help others who are going to go through the same thing and that they learn from our shortcomings.” I hope you’ll read the story.

IDF was not planning to strike Iran on Oct. 10 despite reports of attack blocked by Trump ByYONAH JEREMY BOB OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:40

IDF was not planning to strike Iran on Oct. 10 despite reports of attack blocked by Trump Sources told the Post it was unusual for IDF chief Eyal Zamir to be excluded from the Hegseth meeting, raising questions about the political considerations behind Netanyahu's decision. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-912399 ByYONAH JEREMY BOB OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:40

WATCH: IDF detains 90 West Bank olive harvest volunteers, including US congressional nominee Lander ByCORINNE BAUM OCTOBER 21, 2026 13:25 Updated: OCTOBER 21, 2026 15:36

WATCH: IDF detains 90 West Bank olive harvest volunteers, including US congressional nominee Lander Rabbis for Human Rights said its volunteers were working near Bethlehem to accompany Palestinian farmers to groves as part of the olive harvest • Lander released with warning, source tells 'Post' https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-912403 ByCORINNE BAUM OCTOBER 21, 2026 13:25 Updated: OCTOBER 21, 2026 15:36

Trump visa revocations top 300,000, foreign pro-Palestinian protesters face particular scrutiny ByREUTERS OCTOBER 21, 2026 02:00

Trump visa revocations top 300,000, foreign pro-Palestinian protesters face particular scrutiny The Trump administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas, including those of foreign pro-Palestinian protesters opposing Israel's attacks on Gaza, drawing criticism from civil rights advocates. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-912344

Iran strikes Iranian opposition group Kurdistan Freedom Party in latest attack BySETH J. FRANTZMAN OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:27 Updated: OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:29

Iran strikes Iranian opposition group Kurdistan Freedom Party in latest attack This comes after Iran has targeted the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), Komala, and Khabat groups in recent weeks, and is also pressing Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. BySETH J. FRANTZMAN OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:27 Updated: OCTOBER 21, 2026 12:29 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912396

APEC economies urged to deepen cooperation By YANG HAN in Hong Kong and TAN GUOLING and LIU ZHIHUA in Beijing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-10-20 23:30

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/20/WS6ad7892ae4b06d4aa0563d6a.html As a key growth engine, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies should strengthen efforts to uphold multilateralism, deepen open and inclusive cooperation, and unlock new growth momentum to boost the global economy, officials and experts said as the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting opened in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday. Addressing the opening of the meeting, Lan Fo'an, China's minister of finance, said that as the powerhouse of the global economy, the Asia-Pacific region bears greater responsibilities for global development.

Hypocrisy marks Lai's attempt to divide the country By Zhang Meng | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-21 09:05

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/21/WS6ad80fe1e4b06d4aa0563e23.html In his so-called Double-Ten speech on Oct 10, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te repeatedly asserted his commitment to "defending the status quo" across the Taiwan Strait. However, he distorted facts by portraying the Chinese mainland's legitimate efforts to safeguard national sovereignty as attempts to change the status quo. Though he tried to cast himself as a "guardian" of peace in the Taiwan Strait, the reality is quite different.

Chinese Embassy in UK urges Chinese nationals to exercise caution over British border checks Xinhua | Updated: 2026-10-21 05:35

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/21/WS6ad7deb8e4b06d4aa0563d7f.html LONDON -- The Chinese Embassy in the UK has urged Chinese nationals to exercise caution when entering or leaving Britain, as a number of Chinese nationals were detained and questioned for prolonged periods during Britain's border checks. Their mobile phones and other electronic devices were checked and confiscated, according to a notice issued on Monday by the Chinese Embassy in the UK.

France extends curfews ahead of new protests Xinhua | Updated: 2026-10-21 00:41

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/21/WS6ad799b8e4b06d4aa0563d7d.html PARIS -- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday that targeted curfews had helped maintain calm overnight Monday, as authorities extended restrictions in several cities ahead of further protests scheduled for Saturday. "Targeted curfews contributed to a calm night," Lecornu said on X, adding that new curfews would be imposed on Tuesday evening wherever necessary.

Breaking point - What is behind the outbursts of violent public protest across Europe? chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-10-21 08:00

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UK government approves natural gas project off Scotland despite environmental concerns Associated Press Updated on: 21 Oct 2026, 5:47 am

UK government approves natural gas project off Scotland despite environmental concerns Fahnbulleh said the government remains committed to eliminating net carbon emissions by 2050 and ending the approval of new oil and gas licenses. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/21/uk-government-approves-natural-gas-project-off-scotland-despite-environmental-concerns-2

Trump envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in St Petersburg for Ukraine war talks Associated Press Updated on: 21 Oct 2026, 6:27 am

Trump envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in St Petersburg for Ukraine war talks Efforts by the Trump administration since early last year to end the war have made no significant progress, and there was no suggestion of an imminent breakthrough. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/21/trump-envoy-witkoff-to-meet-putin-in-st-petersburg-for-ukraine-war-talks-2

China condemns Florida arrest warrant for Cuba's Raul Castro AFP Updated on: 21 Oct 2026, 6:32 am

China condemns Florida arrest warrant for Cuba's Raul Castro Beijing's foreign ministry urged Washington on Wednesday to cease "all forms of coercion and pressure against Cuba", when asked about Castro's arrest warrant at a news briefing. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/21/china-condemns-florida-arrest-warrant-for-cubas-raul-castro

Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslims migrants for French riots Associated Press Updated on: 21 Oct 2026, 9:08 am

Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslims migrants for French riots Macron and Trump once enjoyed a good relationship but Trump regularly mocks the French president in his public speeches. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/21/macron-blasts-stupid-claims-by-trump-and-others-blaming-muslims-migrants-for-french-riots

Protesters in Europe called to 'globalize the intifada.' Now they're getting what they wanted Opinion: Ben-Dror Yemini|10.19.26 | 22:46

Protesters in Europe called to 'globalize the intifada.' Now they're getting what they wanted Opinion: For the past three years, anti-Israel protests across the West, particularly in France, have been demonstrations not for Palestinians but for Hamas, jihad, violence and terrorism, yet the West has refused to listen; Now it is only beginning to pay the price. Ben-Dror Yemini Ben-Dror Yemini|10.19.26 | 22:46 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/hjzrmsn3fl

Trump sees a bigger threat behind Israel's election, and Netanyahu is his answer Opinion: Naveh Dromi|Updated:Yesterday | 23:02

Trump sees a bigger threat behind Israel's election, and Netanyahu is his answer Opinion: Netanyahu's backing from Trump is more than an election endorsement; it reflects the president's concerns about the rise of radical Islamism in Israel, the US and Europe and its implications for the future of the liberal West Naveh Dromi|Updated:Yesterday | 23:02 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/hy68jyrhgx

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