Author: Solomon Alaka

Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay now anchor the global mobile‑payments ecosystem, each shaping how hundreds of millions of people pay in stores, online and across apps. While all three wallets offer fast, secure and increasingly universal tap‑to‑pay experiences, their strategies — and the regulatory scrutiny surrounding them — differ sharply. Apple Pay: Ecosystem […]

Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future.  Right before Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to keep them safe. When they returned […]

The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity were officially signed the day before in Washington DC, facilitated by the United States. ‘Important milestone’   In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended US President Donald Trump for his efforts and congratulated Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of DR Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda on what he […]

Dublin — 6 December 2025 — Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Michael Moynihan has congratulated the 812 Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) graduating from the SNA National Training Programme at University College Dublin for the 2024/2025 academic year, marking another milestone in Ireland’s expanding investment in inclusive education. The fully funded programme — […]

Between 25 November and 1 December, four Palestinians, including one child, were killed by Israeli forces, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank so far this year to 227. Nearly half of all fatalities in 2025 were recorded in the Jenin and Nablus governorates. Large-scale operations in Jenin and Tubas governorates […]

Fast‑moving wildfires have torn through tens of thousands of acres of bushland across New South Wales, triggering widespread evacuation orders as emergency crews battle dangerous conditions in Australia’s most populous state. Authorities issued urgent warnings for communities in multiple regions as hot, dry winds and soaring temperatures intensified fire behaviour, pushing several blazes toward residential […]

Morocco is accelerating its shift toward large‑scale desalination, with the government announcing plans to source 60% of the nation’s drinking water from desalinated seawater by 2030. The move marks one of the most ambitious water‑security strategies in Africa as the country confronts nearly a decade of severe and persistent drought. Morocco’s reservoirs have fallen to […]

According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, 107,000 people have fled their homes in recent weeks, pushing total displacement in just the past four months to 330,000. “They barely had time to recover when they again had to leave, due to attacks or fear of attacks,” said Paola Emerson, OCHA Head of Office in […]

Dublin — 5 December 2025 — Ireland is set for the largest investment in its tertiary education and research system in the history of the State, following the publication of a €4.55 billion Tertiary Sector Capital Investment Plan 2026–2030 by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless and Minister of […]