Ireland, July 2025 – Eight men have been sentenced to a combined 129 years in prison following Ireland’s largest-ever drug seizure, involving over 2.2 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of €157 million. The operation culminated in the dramatic interception of the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel, off the southeast coast in […]
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Development benefits all countries because it is linked to other areas of activity and society, including basic security itself. Without it, there is no hope – and no stability. That is the key message from the Director of the UN Development Programme’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (UNDP), Marcos Neto, to all other nations […]
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Dublin, 4 July 2025 – Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan has officially launched the 2025 recruitment campaign for the Irish Prison Service, alongside the debut of a new Virtual Prison Tour aimed at enhancing public understanding of prison operations and supporting recruitment efforts. 👮♂️ Recruitment Campaign Targets 300 New Officers The […]
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Algiers, July 2025 – French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, 36, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, on charges of “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing publications for propaganda purposes harmful to national interests.” The verdict, handed down on 29 June, marks the harshest sentence for a French journalist […]
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Dublin: Ireland has been awarded more than €26 million in funding under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility for Transport (CEF Transport), supporting five key infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing connectivity, sustainability, and climate resilience across the country’s transport network. 🇮🇪 National Projects: Rosslare Europort and Coastal Rail Protection 🌐 Multi-Country Projects with Irish Participation 🗣️ […]
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Cork, 4 July 2025 – Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, has unveiled a new five-year contract to enhance heavy cargo transport services to four inhabited islands off the coast of County Cork: Oileán Chléire (Cape Clear), Sherkin, Long Island, and Heir Island. 📦 Expanded Service CommitmentThe contract, running from […]
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5 July 2025 – Africa is facing a deepening health financing crisis, driven by excessive reliance on external aid and chronic underinvestment by national governments. According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continent’s healthcare systems are 95% dependent on foreign assistance for essential commodities such as vaccines, medications, and […]
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Escalating conflict in Ukraine In an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, reported a sharp escalation in hostilities in Ukraine. Civilian casualties have surged, with April to June seeing nearly 50 per cent more deaths and injuries compared to the same period in 2024. “More than 90 per cent of […]
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Since September 2023, more than 2.43 million undocumented Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan. Women and girls account for about half of the returnees from Pakistan, while their share among those returning from Iran has been steadily rising, reaching around 30 per cent in June. The escalating pace of returns is straining Afghanistan’s […]
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4 July 2025 – A groundbreaking clinical trial has demonstrated that a single injection of gene therapy can significantly restore hearing in individuals with congenital deafness, with improvements observed in just weeks. The study, published in Nature Medicine, involved ten participants aged 1 to 24, all with mutations in the OTOF gene, which impairs the […]
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