Author: Solomon Alaka

In a significant policy shift, the Irish government has signed into law revised Teaching Council Registration Regulations, enabling teachers who qualified abroad—but did not complete their induction overseas—to now undertake that process in Ireland. The change is designed to streamline recognition of international teaching qualifications and address staffing shortages in schools nationwide. The regulations, signed […]

The Sevilla Forum on Debt will promote fairer lending, faster restructuring and long-term reform of the post-war financial system. Hosted by Spain and supported by the United Nations, the forum is designed to keep global attention on the debt crisis while converting firm commitments made at June’s Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) […]

ROME, Oct. 22, 2025 — In a landmark moment for Christian unity, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Rome on Wednesday to begin a two-day state visit to the Vatican, where they will meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time since his election in May. The visit, held during the Catholic Church’s […]

LINKÖPING, Sweden, Oct. 22, 2025 — On the eve of the European Union summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a letter of intent for the sale of 100 to 150 Gripen E multirole fighter jets to Ukraine. The agreement, announced during Zelenskyy’s visit to Saab’s headquarters in Linköping, sets […]

DUBLIN, Oct. 22, 2025 — Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne, TD, has hailed the Supported Housing for Youth (SHY) initiative as a model for targeted intervention in youth homelessness. Speaking at an event in Dublin marking the programme’s first anniversary, Browne highlighted SHY’s impact in helping young people aged 18–24 transition […]

BELGRADE, Oct. 22, 2025 — A man was seriously wounded on Wednesday after gunfire erupted outside the National Assembly building in central Belgrade, Serbia. The incident occurred near a tented encampment set up by supporters of President Aleksandar Vučić, which has been in place since March amid months of anti-government protests. Details of the Incident […]

DUBLIN, Oct. 21, 2025 — Tuath Housing’s De Verdon Place has been recognised at the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) Community Housing Awards, winning the ‘Cost Rental’ category at this year’s National Social Housing Conference. Located on the Malahide Road in Dublin 17, De Verdon Place is a 238‑home development combining cost rental and […]

YORK, 211 CE — Long before the British Empire emerged, Septimius Severus, a man of African descent, governed Roman Britain with strategic brilliance and imperial authority. Born in Leptis Magna (modern-day Libya) in 145 CE, Severus rose through the Roman political and military ranks to become Emperor in 193 CE, founding the Severan dynasty and […]