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WikiNP Earns Google’s Trust: Now Featured in the Knowledge Graph
A newly established Nepali knowledge platform has reached a milestone rarely achieved in the digital information world. Within just six months of its launch, WikiNP has earned recognition from Google as a trusted factual source — a development that signals a new chapter in Nepal’s digital information landscape. A Homegrown Knowledge Initiative WikiNP was established…
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Give the Middle East What It Deserves: A New Beginning for Humanity
“A humanist call to transcend old powers and let a new civilization be born from the cradle of humanity.” The Roots of the Crisis Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran — neither the United States, Europe, nor Qatar can resolve the crisis in the Middle East for a simple reason: they are the very powers that, for…
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EcoWaste Coalition Pitches for No-Frills Christmas amid the Spate of Disasters
Group calls for simple Christmas celebrations, solidarity with disaster survivors 12 November 2025, Quezon City. Following the series of tragic disasters during the “ber” months that left a trail of destruction and brought immense suffering to countless families, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called for a kinder, no-frills observance of Christmas and the New…
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Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia
Everything is proceeding according to the US’ plan, which Vucic might have even secretly agreed to. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic recently told German media that his country is eager to clinch large-scale ammo deals with the EU and doesn’t care whether they then pass his country’s wares on to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to this…
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The experts respond to Trump’s proposal to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis”
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media site, that he had instructed the Department of War (formerly the Defense Department) to return to “nuclear testing” — although it’s unclear whether he was referring to testing a nuclear delivery system (such as a rocket) or testing a nuclear explosive device (the actual bomb…
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Kicking for Peace: How Football Is Uniting South Asia
By Irshad Ahmad Mughal In a region too often divided by history, politics, and borders, it is easy to forget how much connects us — shared dreams, shared struggles, and a shared love for sport. Among these, football has quietly emerged as a force for peace, friendship, and dialogue across South Asia. As a humanist…
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How Israel’s New Death Penalty Law Crosses a Moral Line—And Betrays Its Own Traditions
Following its initial approval in the Knesset, the Israeli bill enabling the death penalty for cases of “terrorism” has triggered a global crisis. This initiative, promoted by the ultranationalist Jewish Power party and backed by Netanyahu’s government, has not only been condemned by humanitarian organizations: it represents a triple fracture. It violates the elementary principle…
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SIPRI to co-host intensive online course on evolving challenges of WMD non-proliferation and disarmament
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium are calling for applications to the intensive online course ‘WMD Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Evolving Challenges’ taking place online from 20–23 January 2026.
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Climate Change, Human Mobility and Security
This SIPRI Policy Brief explores the connected challenges of climate change, human mobility and security, highlighting how fragmented policies and misconceptions—such as the myth of mass climate migration—hinder effective responses.
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SIPRI expert delivers keynote at EU research security conference
On 30 October, Lauriane Héau, SIPRI Researcher, delivered a keynote speech at the first European Union Flagship Conference on Research Security.