Exiled Nicaraguans hold a national flag in the Church of San Francisco in San José, Costa Rica, at a service held on 19 April 2026 to commemorate the anniversary of protests in 2018. Credit: Ezequiel Becerra/AFP By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 12 2026 – On 19 July, the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution that first brought him to power, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega...

Children play outside their home at a shelter in the Philippines. Credit: UNICEF/Joshua Estey By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 2026 – On July 7, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented a report from the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation, and sexual abuse of children, Ai Kihara-Hunt, to the General Assembly, underscoring her goals and priorities...

Carol Koech, Vice President for Africa at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet By Benson KunchezeraLILONGWE, Aug 12 2026 – For years, Malawi’s electricity supply has been at the mercy of droughts, floods and cyclones that have repeatedly exposed the vulnerability of a power system heavily dependent on hydropower. Cyclones Anna and Freddy damaged energy infrastructure, triggering...

By Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Aug 12 2026 – Should anyone be surprised that Israel has rebuffed Donald Trump? The unconditional support of the US and its Western allies for Israel has emboldened the rogue state. Thus, Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in defiance of international humanitarian law and the Genocide Convention, and despite the so-called ceasefire agreement under...