At least eight people are feared dead and 22 others are missing after smugglers stopped a boat carrying around 150 passengers likely bound for Yemen on 5 June. “These young people were forced into impossible choices by smugglers who show no regard for human life,” said Celestine Frantz, the UN migration agency’s Regional Director for […]
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TRIBE Budapest Airport Opened June 2025 TRIBE, the design-led hotel brand by Accor, will expand its footprint in Hungary with the opening of TRIBE Budapest Airport in June 2025. The new hotel will be developed by WING, one of Central Europe’s leading real estate companies, and will be located just steps from Budapest Liszt Ferenc […]
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Brussels, June 2025 — Slow Food, a global grassroots organization advocating for sustainable agriculture and food justice, has launched a campaign calling on the European Union to end the export of toxic pesticides that are banned for use within the EU but continue to be manufactured and sold to countries including Kenya, India, and Brazil. […]
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As yachts bobbed gently and delegates streamed by in a rising tide of lanyards and iPads at Port Lympia, Nice’s historic harbor, that statistic sent a ripple through the conference’s third day – a stark reminder that the world’s oceans are under growing pressure from overfishing, climate change, and unsustainable management. Presented dockside at a […]
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There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate is used in paints, car parts, and cosmetics – to add a “shimmer” effect. Alongside parents and grandparents, these children toil in dangerous conditions, inhaling harmful dust particles and entering structurally unsound tunnels. Many of them have […]
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Ankara, June 11, 2025 — Indonesia has signed a contract with Turkey to procure 48 KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets, becoming the first international buyer of the aircraft currently under development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The agreement was formally announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan via social media on Tuesday. “As part of the […]
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From: Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD, has received Cabinet approval to publish the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which will significantly enhance Ireland’s legislative framework for countering terrorism. The Bill updates Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws in response to the evolving and […]
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June 10, 2025 Detroit, MI — General Motors (GM) announced plans to invest $4 billion into several of its U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, a move that includes shifting production of two of its most popular Chevrolet vehicles currently made in Mexico back to American soil. The investment is part of GM’s broader strategy to strengthen domestic […]
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From: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Ireland 461 Additional Student Places to be Introduced Across Nine Priority Disciplines The Government has approved a significant expansion of training places for Health and Social Care Professions (HSCPs), with up to 320 new places to be made available in 2025 and a further […]
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As global trade surges, so does the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping. From the Arctic to the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have documented how this constant mechanical hum can disorient whales, disrupt migration routes, and drown out the acoustic cues that many marine species rely on to survive. As the issue intensifies, the United […]
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