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The Philippines Department of Transportation has requested Pesos 163.75bn ($US 2.92bn) in funding for the construction and maintenance of rail in 2024.

Thanks to Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine, sales of United States military weaponry in Europe are skyrocketing.

Gaza An Uneven Killing Field The New Nation Inter Press Service In most civil wars and military conflicts across the politically-volatile Middle East, including in Syria, Yemen and Palestine, the ongoing battles are being fought not on a level playing field but on an uneven killing field. And it is more so in the current fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, described as a "Middle East carnage" where children are among the civilians killed in airstrikes. The fighting is largely a battle of weapons: sophisticated US-supplied state-of-the-art fighter planes vs home-made r...

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 2021 (IPS)* – In most civil wars and military conflicts across the politically-volatile Middle East, including in Syria, Yemen and Palestine, the ongoing battles are being fought not on a level playing field but on an uneven killing field. Escalated hostilities in the Gaza Strip have resulted in heavy casualties and large-scale displacement. More than 50 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior UN official, said May 15. Credit: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) And it is more so in the current...

World Military Spending Rose in 2020, India by 34% the Past Decade Indians bear the third largest military burden in the world UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The United Nations—which is desperately seeking funds to help developing nations battling a staggering array of socioeconomic problems, including extreme poverty, hunger, economic inequalities and environmental hazards—has continued to be one of the strongest advocates of disarmament. The world body has relentlessly campaigned for reduced military spending in an attempt to help divert some of these resources into sustainable development an...