Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed

UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva on Friday that “we’ve raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committed and the risk of further atrocity crimes, where people are lining up for essential supplies such as food and medicine and where they are being attacked, where again… they have a choice between being shot […]

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Capgemini Acquires WNS for £2.4 Billion to Lead AI-Powered Intelligent Operations

📍 Paris, July 7, 2025 — French technology and consulting firm Capgemini has announced a definitive agreement to acquire WNS Holdings, a global leader in digital business process services (BPS), for £2.4 billion ($3.3 billion) in cash. The acquisition marks a strategic move to position Capgemini at the forefront of Agentic AI-powered Intelligent Operations, a […]

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Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a ticking time bomb’

The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a historic funding crisis now threatens to unravel decades of hard-won gains unless countries radically rethink how they fund and deliver HIV services. Yet even amid these challenges, many of the most-affected […]

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UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system. The sanctions were announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday under a Presidential Executive Order. Mr. Rubio alleged that Ms. Albanese had “directly engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in efforts to investigate, […]

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International Criminal Court: War crimes, systematic sexual violence ongoing in Darfur

Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors in the UN Security Council that the ICC has “reasonable grounds to believe” that both war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in region, where a deepening conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has plunged the region into a humanitarian […]

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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders

That’s how much sand and dust enters the atmosphere on an annual basis according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s annual report on the storms which scatter such particles across borders worldwide. The UN weather agency’s reports warns that while the amount of dust decreased marginally in 2024, the impact on humans and economies is increasing. […]

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UN voices concern over Greece’s suspension of asylum applications

The move, currently being debated in the Greek Parliament, would halt asylum registration for three months and allow for the return of new arrivals without assessing their claims. It follows a recent rise in landings on the southern islands of Gavdos and Crete. While acknowledging the strain of managing new arrivals, UNHCR said such measures […]

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London Couple Awarded £500,000 Over Light Obstruction from Arbor Tower, But Court Rejects Demolition Request

📍 London, July 9, 2025 — In a closely watched legal case, the High Court has awarded £500,000 in damages to a couple living in Bankside Lofts after ruling that the adjacent Arbor office tower, designed by PLP Architecture, caused a substantial loss of natural light to their sixth-floor apartment. Their upstairs neighbour, Kevin Cooper, […]

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Ministers Applaud Youth-Led Recommendations to Improve Online Safety for Young People in Ireland

📍 Dublin, July 10, 2025 — Ministers Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Health) and Norma Foley (Children, Disability and Equality) have welcomed the recommendations put forward by the National Youth Assembly of Ireland (NYAI) to enhance online safety and wellbeing for children and young people. The proposals emerged from a dedicated Assembly session on Youth Online Health, […]

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