Global Hunger Reaches Unprecedented Levels with Conflict, Climate Crisis, and Aid Shortfalls Acting as Contributory Factors

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises has revealed alarming statistics, indicating that acute food insecurity and child malnutrition have escalated for the sixth consecutive year. In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced crisis-level hunger, marking a 5% increase from the previous year. Notably, 1.9 million individuals were in famine-like […]

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Saudi Aramco Unveils $90 Billion in Preliminary Deals with U.S. Energy Firms

Saudi Aramco (TADAWUL: 2222), the world’s largest oil company, has announced a slate of 34 preliminary agreements with U.S.-based energy firms, potentially valued at $90 billion, marking a major expansion of energy cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States. The deals were unveiled during the visit of former U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi […]

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Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

Updating journalists in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris described another night of terror in the war-torn enclave. She said that some of those injured in the attacks had sought help from the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, even though it was now “just a shell” after 19 months of war.   […]

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Simplifying farmers’ lives – European Commission

  Farmers across the EU face heavy administrative obligations on top of their actual work. Dealing with them is time consuming and costly for farmers and national administrations alike. As part of a broader simplification effort, the European Commission has therefore proposed a set of changes to common agricultural policy rules that will relieve farmers […]

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Apple Pay Outage Disrupts Transactions for Thousands of Users

16 May 2025 – Apple Pay users experienced widespread disruptions on Friday morning, with reports of payment failures surging past 2,000 within half an hour of the first complaints. Widespread Service Issues According to outage tracker Downdetector, users began reporting issues with Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Apple Wallet as early as 8 […]

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Africa: News Brief Across the Continent

Red Cross Evacuates Over 1,300 DR Congo Security Personnel from Rebel-Held GomaThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday, May 15, that it had successfully evacuated more than 1,300 Congolese soldiers and police officers from Goma, a strategic city in eastern DR Congo now controlled by the M23 rebel group. M23, accused by […]

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UN Expert Condemns Conviction of Tajikistan Journalist and Rights Defender

15 May 2025 – Warsaw – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of Rukhshona Khakimova, an investigative journalist and member of the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan, to eight years in prison on treason charges. She urged Tajik authorities to grant […]

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Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system

Even more impressively, the number of Egyptian women with an account increased by 260 per cent, though gender gaps do remain. But how you widen financial inclusion overall is a question the Arab region is currently grappling with. A new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission in Western Asia (UNESCWA) published on Thursday […]

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The Ethics and Consequences of Covert Business Sabotage

In today’s world, ethical business practices and fair competition are considered fundamental to economic prosperity. Yet, covert targeting and sabotage—where individuals or organizations systematically prevent another entity from accessing funds, resources, and professional opportunities—can cripple businesses, causing billions in losses while inflicting severe psychological, financial, and familial damages. The Impact of Long-Term Sabotage When a […]

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Dick’s Sporting Goods to Acquire Foot Locker in $2.4 Billion Deal

In a major shake-up in the sports retail industry, Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced its acquisition of Foot Locker for $2.4 billion. The deal comes as Foot Locker grapples with challenges in a shifting retail landscape, including changing supplier relationships and declining sales. A Strategic Move Amid Market Uncertainty Many apparel brands have struggled in […]

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