Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat” to the regional capital Goma – all of which is “heightening the threat of a regional war.” Rwanda denies any direct involvement with M23 fighters. Since the UN Mission withdrew from […]
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Micheál Martin, leader of the Fianna Fáil party, has officially been voted in as Ireland’s next Taoiseach (Prime Minister), following a turbulent session in the Irish parliament. His nomination was approved by a vote of 95 to 76, despite a disruption the previous day that saw the Dáil (parliament) suspended due to disagreements over parliamentary […]
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It now joins 45 countries and one territory that have achieved this milestone. “Today we congratulate the people of Georgia for their decades of targeted and sustained actions to eliminate malaria, one of the world’s leading killers,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General. About WHO certification Malaria is spread by some types of mosquitoes […]
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Giorgia Meloni was the only leader of a European Union member state at the second inauguration of Donald Trump. The Meloni government’s relationship with the Trump presidency appears to be a crucial issue, both at the Italian and European level. The question is whether, yielding to Trump’s siren calls, the government may be tempted to […]
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Data storage company DDN has secured a $300 million investment from private equity giant Blackstone, which values the firm at $5 billion. This funding highlights the growing demand for advanced data storage solutions, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the increasing need for scalable, high-performance data management. DDN, a leader […]
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Yemen’s Houthi group announced on January 22, 2025, the release of the 25 crew members from the Galaxy Leader vessel, which had been seized by the group in November 2023. The release comes as part of efforts to support the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following the mediation of Oman. The Houthi group stated that […]
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The United Nations is set to launch an appeal for $910 million to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, a region severely impacted by an Islamist insurgency since 2009 and recent flooding. This appeal, the largest of its kind in West and Central Africa, aims to assist 3.6 million people out of the […]
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Nigeria has announced a 50% hike in mobile phone and data tariffs, marking a significant rise in the cost of telecommunications services in the country. The increase, approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), comes at a time when the country is facing one of its most severe cost-of-living crises in decades, with inflation at […]
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A recent report by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) highlights growing concerns over the independence and safety of lawyers in Eswatini, two years after the assassination of prominent human rights lawyer and political activist Thulani Maseko. The report underscores the chilling impact his murder has had on the legal community, particularly for those handling […]
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The United Nations has called on Thailand to immediately halt the deportation of 48 Uyghur detainees to China, citing concerns over the risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and other human rights violations. The UN emphasized Thailand’s obligation under the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits returning individuals to countries where they face serious harm. The Uyghurs, […]
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