Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power 
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues 
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet 
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Can AI reason without words? A small model puts the idea to the test 
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MRIs show brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s years in advance 
Can AI reason without words? A small model puts the idea to the test 
Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power 
Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action 
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues
As hostilities worsen in Yemen, more people have been fleeing their homes, further intensifying the humanitarian crisis within the region, the UN Refugee Agency...
Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power
Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world...
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet
A new academic year is underway in many countries across the world, yet millions of children still attend schools where the water is unsafe...
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly president
The UN’s survival for 80 years is not, by itself, proof of success, and now, the institution must confront painful truths if it hopes...
Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action
NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) – The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees this year, among them...
In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it
Along the coast of Tanzania, in East Africa, the Indian Ocean is pushing saltwater ever farther inland, shrinking coconut harvests, driving fish away and...
Life-Changing Humanitarians Empower Women Against Violence in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands
SYDNEY, Australia, September 22 (IPS) – In the remote Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG), humanitarians are life-saving beacons to women and girls...
Declining Marriage and Increasing Cohabitation
PORTLAND, USA, September 22 (IPS) – Marriage is declining in many countries, with fewer people marrying and many postponing marriage until later in life....
Nature and the Environment: How Can the UN Improve Its Work on the Environment?
APEX, North Carolina / SAN FRANCISCO, California / VIENNA, Austria / SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom / GENEVA, Switzerland, September 22 (IPS) – In March 2025,...
Can AI reason without words? A small model puts the idea to the test
The newest “Dragon Hatchling” AI model is testing whether skipping words in intermediate reasoning could cut computational cost.
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues 
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet 
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly president