Unveiled on Wednesday, it creates new opportunities for work, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and placing migration at the heart of stability and economic development. It is being led by Iraq’s ministry for migration and the displaced, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of the […]
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Business & Macro Senegal’s IMF Debt Case DelayedThe IMF has stated that it will take several weeks before it can present Senegal’s debt misreporting case to its executive board. Discussions are ongoing regarding appropriate corrective measures. Kenya Airways Swings to Loss, Eyes Fleet ExpansionKenya Airways reported a $94.3 million loss in H1 2025, a sharp […]
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“Today the world looks on in horror as the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to deteriorate to levels not seen in recent history,” said Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, speaking from Jerusalem. He began by focusing on Gaza, which is “sinking deeper into disaster, marked by […]
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Revision from August 2025of the Easy Access Rules for Standardised European Rules of the Air (EAR for SERA). This Revision introduces into the EAR for SERA ED Decision 2025/012/R with the amendmentto the acceptable means of compliance and guidance material (AMC & GM) on enabling innovative […]
Continue ReadingTo achieve climate neutrality and move towards net-negative emissions, Europe must rapidly scale up permanent carbon dioxide removals (CDR). However, there is still not enough demand, which remains a key barrier for large-scale deployment of these technologies. To address this gap, DG CLIMA is exploring the design of an EU-wide purchasing programme for permanent CDR to encourage […]
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DUBLIN — Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris TD held a phone call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on 26 August to discuss key international and bilateral issues, including the renewal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate and the humanitarian crisis in […]
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Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged city would hold somehow. Then, one morning in late January, the call came: he and the remaining international staff had to be evacuated immediately. “We took the last flight out,” he recalled. Hours later, Goma […]
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Stadler has placed an order for 50 mtu Series 4000 diesel engines from Rolls-Royce to power a new fleet of high-speed trains for Saudi Arabia Railways. The trains are scheduled to operate on the Dammam–Riyadh corridor, reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h. Each of the ten trains will be equipped with four mtu 12V […]
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GENEVA — United Nations human rights experts have issued a strong condemnation of what they describe as intensifying repression against the Khmer Krom people in Vietnam, urging authorities to cease targeting Indigenous and religious minorities under vague security laws. In a statement released Monday, the experts highlighted systemic harassment and criminalization of Khmer Krom rights […]
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BALTIMORE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national whose earlier deportation was deemed unlawful by multiple federal courts. The arrest, which took place Monday at ICE’s Baltimore field office, has reignited concerns over executive compliance with judicial mandates. Ábrego García was previously deported in March despite a […]
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