UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests

At least 400 people were injured, including police officers, according to media reports. The official death toll has not been confirmed, with estimates ranging from eight to 16.  The demonstrations marked the anniversary of last year’s anti-tax protests, when 60 people were reportedly killed and dozens abducted by police. This year, anger intensified following the […]

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Owner of Precious Metals Depository Sentenced to 65 Years in Federal Prison for $76 Million Fraud Scheme

Wilmington, DE – June 17, 2025 – U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Delaware Robert L. Higgins, 69, the owner of First State Depository in Wilmington, Delaware, has been sentenced to 65 years in federal prison, the maximum term allowed by law, for orchestrating a decade-long fraud scheme involving the theft of at least $76 million […]

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Sevilla conference on development financing shows optimism for multilateralism

Today, a $4 trillion financing gap is hindering progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the end of this decade. In response, the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) will take place in Sevilla, Spain, beginning on 30 June, bringing together stakeholders to advance solutions to the financing challenges threatening sustainable […]

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Minister James Lawless Announces €23 Million Investment in Early-Career Research

June 2025 – Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless T.D., has announced a €23 million investment through the Research Ireland Pathway Programme to support 36 early-career researchers across a wide range of disciplines. The four-year funding initiative is designed […]

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£600m Government Investment Safeguards Over 40,000 Jobs Across Wales

More than 40,000 jobs have been created or safeguarded across Wales during the current Senedd term, following over £600 million in direct investment by the Welsh Government, it was confirmed today. As part of this ongoing strategy to build a stronger, fairer, and greener economy, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans, has […]

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin Confirms €21.6 Million Pledge to Gavi at Global Health Summit

June 2025 – Department of the Taoiseach Taoiseach Micheál Martin reaffirmed Ireland’s commitment to global health equity at the Global Summit for Health and Prosperity through Immunisation, announcing a €21.6 million pledge to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Addressing the summit, the Taoiseach highlighted the transformative role vaccines play in improving global health outcomes. Citing World […]

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Nigeria and Brazil Sign $1 Billion Agreement to Advance Agriculture and Energy Sectors

Abuja, Nigeria – June 25, 2025 — Nigeria and Brazil have signed a $1 billion bilateral agreement aimed at transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector, enhancing food security, and fostering cooperation in energy and defence, according to Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima. Under the agreement, both countries will deploy over $1 billion to establish mechanised farming infrastructure, […]

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Canada and EU Sign Security and Defense Agreement to Deepen Strategic Ties

Brussels | June, 2025 – Canada and the European Union signed a new security and defense agreement on Monday, aimed at deepening transatlantic cooperation amid growing global instability and evolving geopolitical alliances. The agreement enables Canadian companies to participate in EU-funded defense procurement programs, granting them access to the EU’s €150 billion joint defense fund—marking […]

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Jamaican National Extradited to U.S. for Defrauding Elderly Arizona Woman in Romance and Lottery Scam

TUCSON, Ariz. | June 25, 2025 –Sherwayne Benjamin Bellinfantie, also known as “Ice Man,” has been extradited from Jamaica to the United States to face federal charges in connection with a romance and lottery fraud scheme that defrauded an 85-year-old Arizona resident of over $400,000. Bellinfantie was indicted by a federal grand jury in March […]

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‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

“From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear and anxiety and people I was deprived of,” she said, speaking via videoconference from Syria.   Sila, now 17, described her experiences during the Syrian Civil War to a meeting of […]

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