“We close this historic week not just with hope, but with concrete commitment, clear direction, and undeniable momentum,” Li Junhua, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the summit, told reporters. Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, the five-day event brought 15,000 participants, including more than 60 Heads of State and […]
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Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and many more subjected to sexual violence and child gang recruitment. “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot express the horrors Haitians are being forced to endure daily,” said Mr. Türk. Conflicts on […]
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The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its kind established by the UN General Assembly in June 2023. It is dedicated to determining the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons in Syria and supporting survivors and families of the missing. Here are five key […]
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The concept of “dark factories”—automated facilities that require little or no human intervention—has rapidly gained attention in the manufacturing world, fueled by advancements in robotics, AI, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). While these systems promise to revolutionize production by driving efficiency, sustainability, and safety, the full implications of a shift toward fully automated […]
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – In a sweeping overnight operation, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, striking over 100 targets across Iran and eliminating top military commanders, including Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami. Drone Interceptions and Regional Impact Iran retaliated by launching over 100 drones toward Israel, but […]
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U.S. Attorney’s Office – Northern District of New YorkALBANY, N.Y. – Christopher McCarty, 33, of Manhattan, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for mailing a letter that threatened the lives of two New York State judges. In addition to the prison term, McCarty will serve three years of supervised release […]
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With the conference, known as UNOC3, set to close Friday, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Li Junhua, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, told UN News on Thursday that the past four days have been marked by a rare sense of solidarity around Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) – protection of life […]
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British cybersecurity startup Maze has raised $25 million in Series A funding to advance its AI-driven cloud security platform that deploys autonomous software agents to identify and remediate critical vulnerabilities in enterprise cloud environments. The round was led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Cherry Ventures and Tapestry VC. The new funding brings Maze’s total […]
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Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places and over 14.6 million people displaced, Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. “Again and again, the international community has said that we will protect the people of Sudan. The people of Sudan should ask […]
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Severe storms wreaked havoc across major U.S. airports on Wednesday, leading to over 1,200 flight delays and cancellations at Houston, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa. The disruptions affected leading airlines such as American, Air Canada, United, and Delta, stranding passengers and overwhelming ground crews during peak summer travel. Major Airports Impacted Airlines and FAA Scramble […]
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