Glasgow — The mother of a University of Glasgow student who died after being incorrectly told he would not be eligible to graduate has collected his degree in an emotional ceremony that has renewed scrutiny of marking and assessment processes in higher education. Ethan Scott Brown had been informed he could not graduate after receiving […]
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Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have died “painful, preventable deaths” related to malnutrition during the war between Hamas fighters and Israel. A lesser-known scourge is acute hunger among pregnant and breastfeeding women and “the devastating domino effect” of this lack of […]
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“Our findings establish several worrying trends: rising civilian casualties in both frontline and urban areas, sustained attacks on energy infrastructure, and continued patterns of systematic and widespread torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees,” said Danielle Bell, head of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), Russia launched its so-called “special military […]
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Dublin, 8 December 2025 — Taoiseach Micheál Martin has chaired the first meeting of the Delivery and Monitoring Committee for Ireland’s National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025–2030, marking a significant step in the Government’s commitment to embed the voices and experiences of disabled people at the centre of policy implementation. The meeting, held in Government […]
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Dublin, 9 December 2025 — Ireland has announced €21.5 million in new funding to the United Nations to bolster global rapid-response humanitarian efforts, as crises escalate in scale and complexity worldwide. Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora Neale Richmond confirmed the commitment today, noting that over 305 million people currently require humanitarian assistance […]
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Dublin, 9 December 2025 — Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed the release of almost €86 million in Eco-Scheme balancing payments, bringing total 2025 Eco-Scheme support to nearly €288 million since payments first commenced in October. According to the Department, 112,610 farmers are now in receipt of Eco-Scheme funding, which […]
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Dublin, 9 December 2025 — The Government has launched Ireland’s first National Policy Framework for Adult Safeguarding in the Health and Social Care Sector, marking a major step toward strengthening protections for adults at risk of abuse or harm. The framework was unveiled today by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Minister of State for Older […]
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EUROCONTROL have worked together to validate a methodology of calculating gate-to-gate CO2 emissions, based on actual fuel burn, that will provide a basis for monitoring progress in reducing emissions to make aviation more sustainable. EUROCONTROL, with the support of its independent Performance Review Commission (PRC), had developed a […]
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Two businessmen are now in custody for allegedly violating U.S. export control and smuggling laws. As part of the overall investigation, a Houston company and its owner also pleaded guilty to smuggling cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology out of the United States, and the United States has seized over $50 million in Nvidia technologies and […]
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Boeing has completed its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, reabsorbing the major aerostructures supplier nearly two decades after it was spun off. The deal brings back under Boeing’s control the company responsible for building fuselages for the 737 Max, including the Alaska Airlines aircraft involved in a high‑profile door‑panel blowout in early 2024 ABC […]
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