Gamers at Risk: Passwords and Crypto Wallets Targeted in Steam Malware Attack

Experts Warn of High-Risk Threat Hidden in Popular Game ‘Chemia’ Gamers are being urged to exercise extreme caution following reports that a malicious software attack has been embedded in a Steam game, potentially allowing hackers to steal passwords, cryptocurrency, and gain full access to users’ devices. Cybersecurity sources have identified that the malware was smuggled…

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Two-State Solution Conference Presents an “Exceptional Moment” for International Community – The Elders

Elders Advisory Group – Juan Manuel Santos, Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, and Mary Robinson. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 2025 (IPS) Dignitaries across the international community have convened in New York to promote the two-State Solution – the coexistence of Israel and Palestine as sovereign states – as the only path forward…

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Bullying Southeast Asia with Tariff Threats

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nadia Malyanah AzmanKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 29 2025 (IPS) US President Trump has successfully used tariff threats to achieve economic, political and even personal goals. These threats, reminiscent of colonialism, have secured submission and concessions. Jomo Kwame Sundaram After hearing the 2024 US elections, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto respectfully stood…

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When the System Protects Itself, Not People

A woman and child walk through the heavily bombed town of Khuza’a in the Gaza Strip. Credit: UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf By Stephanie HodgeNEW YORK, Jul 29 2025 (IPS) In Geneva, nearly 600 UN staff based at the UN Office there held an Extraordinary Staff Union meeting on July 24, 2025, passing a unanimous motion of no…

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COMMENTARY: Trump National Monument at Mount Rushmore

Demonstration against Trump-era policies in Seattle, May 1, 2025. Credit: Peter Constantini By Peter CostantiniSEATTLE, USA, Jul 28 2025 (IPS) President Donald Trump reportedly wants to add his own head to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. But the National Park Service says there’s no room next to the four current presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham…

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How Clustering Multilateral Environmental Agreements Can Bring Multiple Benefits to the Environment

Plastic pollution from Amadi River by Iwai-Dialax. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International By Michael Stanley-JonesRICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, Jul 28 2025 (IPS) The UN80 Initiative, unveiled in March by Secretary-General António Guterres, is a system-wide effort to reaffirm the UN’s relevance for a rapidly changing world. The Initiative comes at a time of brutal…

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