Redrafted from original reporting by JURIST Staff – excerpts attributed to Divyabharthi Baradhan (via jurist.org) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on both Israel and Iran to exercise “maximum restraint” in the wake of Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning that further escalation could plunge the region into a broader and potentially uncontrollable […]
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In a decisive move to accelerate the decarbonization of air travel, the European Union has announced plans to subsidize up to 200 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as part of a broader strategy to meet its ambitious climate goals. The financial support aims to narrow the yawning price gap between SAF and conventional […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tucked into the sweeping budget legislation recently passed by House Republicans is a surprising new initiative: government-backed investment accounts for every American baby, informally dubbed “Trump accounts.” The program, modeled on the concept of baby bonds or child development accounts, would seed $1,000 into an investment account for each child born between […]
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CAIRO, June 14, 2025 — In a major move to safeguard its energy future, Egypt has finalized a sweeping set of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreements with some of the world’s top commodity traders, including Saudi Aramco, Trafigura, Vitol, and Shell. The landmark deal secures up to 160 cargoes of LNG, ensuring stable gas […]
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Kyiv / Paris — At least 29 Ukrainian journalists have been detained by Russian authorities for their independent reporting on the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Most of the journalists were arrested in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, where media freedom has been severely curtailed since the start […]
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San Francisco, CA — Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare has reported a dramatic increase in cyberattacks targeting nonprofit organizations, particularly journalism and human rights groups, over the past year. According to its newly released threat intelligence report, Cloudflare blocked 108.9 billion malicious requests between May 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, through its Project […]
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“We close this historic week not just with hope, but with concrete commitment, clear direction, and undeniable momentum,” Li Junhua, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the summit, told reporters. Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, the five-day event brought 15,000 participants, including more than 60 Heads of State and […]
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Ryan M. Newman, 34, of Corning, New York, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, after being convicted of production of child pornography. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca, as announced by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo. Repeat […]
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Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and many more subjected to sexual violence and child gang recruitment. “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot express the horrors Haitians are being forced to endure daily,” said Mr. Türk. Conflicts on […]
Continue ReadingOn 5 June 2025, Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra convened an Implementation Dialogue; a collaborative forum designed to bring together policymakers, industry representatives and civil society groups to discuss how new EU measures can be put into practice. Held in the Commission’s Berlaymont building in Brussels, this session on Road Transport and Buildings Decarbonisation: Making it Work […]
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