📍 London, United Kingdom — August 2025 U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy in a visit that combined official diplomatic engagement with personal hospitality. The meeting, held at Lammy’s private residence in North London, featured both formal discussions and informal family time, […]
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Held under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships, the four-day forum known as LLDC3, brought together Heads of State, senior UN officials, development partners, and private sector leaders to tackle persistent challenges faced by LLDCs, including high trade costs, inadequate infrastructure, and vulnerability to climate change. Anchored by the Awaza Programme of Action for 2024–2034, […]
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📍 Washington, D.C. — August 2025 President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to develop operational plans for potential U.S. military action against transnational drug cartels recently designated as global terrorist organizations, according to two U.S. officials speaking to ABC News. 🛡️ Military Planning Underway While the scope of the directive remains unclear, defense officials […]
Continue ReadingPaula Schatte and co-authors share insight from their recent study examining the relative importance of food availability and conspecific vocalisations for breeding habitat selection during both the prospecting and breeding periods of a regionally endangered woodpecker, the Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla). Fig. 1: A diverse landscape of extensive vineyards, hedgerows, dry stone walls, solitary trees […]
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“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan which portends a full-scale Israeli military takeover in the battered enclave. The development runs contrary to international law, Mr. Türk continued, referring to a ruling […]
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📍 Kyiv / Moscow — August 2025 Human rights monitors and Ukrainian officials have condemned Russia for allegedly establishing a digital “catalogue” to facilitate the coerced adoption of Ukrainian children who were forcibly deported during the ongoing conflict. The catalogue reportedly categorizes minors by age, eye color, and hair color, raising alarm over the commodification […]
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📍 Minsk, Belarus — August 2025 A Belarusian court has sentenced journalist Danil Palianski to 10 years in prison on charges of treason, according to local media and press freedom advocates. Palianski has been in detention since September 2024 and is among 37 journalists currently imprisoned in Belarus. 🛑 Crackdown on Independent Media The sentencing […]
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📍 Nyala, Sudan — August 2025 A Sudanese military airstrike on Nyala airport in South Darfur has reportedly killed at least 40 suspected Colombian mercenaries and destroyed a shipment of weapons allegedly sent by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser. The […]
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📍 Geneva / Kinshasa — August 2025 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has strongly condemned the recent escalation of violence by the M23 rebel group and other armed factions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), citing grave violations of ceasefire agreements and international humanitarian law. 🛑 Surge in Civilian Casualties […]
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