OSCE Special Envoy Hakala to Visit Central Asia to Strengthen Regional Partnerships

📍 Vienna/Helsinki, 5 September 2025 — Terhi Hakala, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, will undertake an official visit to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan from 8 to 16 September. The mission aims to reinforce the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s engagement with key regional partners. During the visit, Hakala will hold consultations with […]

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Federal Immigration Raid Halts Hyundai Battery Plant Construction in Georgia

📍 Bryan County, Georgia — A sweeping federal immigration enforcement operation has led to the detention of approximately 450 workers at a Hyundai Motor Group construction site in southeast Georgia, prompting an immediate suspension of work on a planned electric vehicle battery facility. The raid, conducted on September 4, involved multiple U.S. agencies including Homeland […]

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Ireland Health Minister Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Staffing in Budget Strategy

📍 Dublin, Ireland — Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has signaled that expanding healthcare infrastructure will take precedence over recruitment in the upcoming national budget. Speaking ahead of Budget 2025, she emphasized that increasing physical capacity is essential to improving surgical services and reducing waiting lists. “What we need is extra capacity, we need […]

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American Airlines Marks Fleet Milestone with 1,000th Mainline Aircraft Delivery

📍 Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas — American Airlines has reached a major milestone in its fleet expansion, welcoming its 1,000th mainline aircraft—a premium-configured Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The aircraft arrived at the airline’s Dallas–Fort Worth hub on August 29, 2025, as part of its ongoing modernization and long-haul service enhancement strategy. The new Dreamliner features American’s latest […]

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UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), told UN News that the escalation has caused extensive destruction to residential buildings in southern parts of North Gaza governorate and in northeastern areas of Gaza City. This has led to further civilian casualties and forced displacement.  Local health authorities reported that 816 […]

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Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll

Speaking from the capital Kyiv which was rocked by some of the deadliest attacks of the war last week – and following a visit to the frontline region of Sumy – UN Women’s Representative in Ukraine Sabine Freizer Gunes described to UN News’s Nathalie Minard both the emotional exhaustion and the resilience she had witnessed. The […]

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Second Earthquake Strikes Eastern Afghanistan as Death Toll Rises to 2,205

📍 Kabul, Afghanistan — A second earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, days after a powerful 6.0-magnitude quake devastated several provinces, killing at least 2,205 people and injuring 3,640, according to Taliban government officials. The latest tremor, measured at 5.6 magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center, hit the same region already […]

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EU–ASEAN Joint Side Event on Carbon Pricing and Markets

  EU–ASEAN Joint Side Event on Carbon Pricing and Markets   On the sidelines of the first ASEAN-EU Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change, on 4 September 2025, the EU and ASEAN held a high-level side event to strengthen cooperation on carbon pricing and market mechanisms as effective tools for climate action. Carbon pricing and market […]

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AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BRIEF: Business, Security, Politics and Human Rights. 04, September 2025

Japan Deepens Ties with Africa Through Innovation and Co-Ownership At the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Japan reaffirmed its commitment to Africa through a partnership model based on co-creation, mutual benefit, and shared responsibility. Leaders from 42 African countries joined Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, alongside representatives from business, […]

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President Macron Announced 26 Nations Pledge Support for Ukraine Security Safeguard; Putin Propose Direct Dialogue

📍 Paris, France — French President Emmanuel Macron announced that 26 countries have committed to forming a “reassurance force” to help safeguard Ukraine following any future ceasefire or peace agreement with Russia. The multinational force would operate across land, sea, and air to deter renewed aggression and uphold regional stability. Speaking alongside Macron after the […]

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