Author: Solomon Alaka

On 3 July 2025, Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Jerry Buttimer TD, announced the launch of a stakeholder consultation to inform the development of a new Government strategy supporting Ireland’s community and voluntary sector. 📍 Strategic Continuity and RenewalThe initiative builds on the existing strategy, Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities 2019–2024, which […]

“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes to the economy… this is the only way for South Sudan to move out of poverty,” said Louis Bagare project manager of cooperatives at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in South Sudan. He was speaking […]

EL PASO, Texas | July 2, 2025 — A 57-year-old man from Anthony, Texas, previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child, has been sentenced to life in federal prison plus 10 years for producing, possessing, and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), violating federal sex offender registration laws, and committing new sexual offenses as a […]

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a coordinated series of law enforcement actions targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for using fraudulent remote information technology (IT) employment in the United States to fund its sanctioned weapons programs. The operations span 16 states and involve: Authorities say North Korean IT […]

Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged or destroyed in fighting. “A child’s life is being turned upside down the equivalent of every five seconds due to the conflicts in the region,” said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East […]