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In a unified effort, the Departments of State, Justice, and the Treasury have announced a comprehensive initiative to disrupt North Korea’s transnational criminal enterprises, which include activities such as cryptocurrency theft, fraudulent IT work, counterfeit trafficking, and oil smuggling. These operations, often targeting American companies and citizens, directly fund North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction […]

Marking its 30th anniversary, ISA is the world’s authority on the deep-sea beyond national jurisdiction. Washington may have passed an order on deep-sea licensing in international waters earlier this year, but the authority’s chief Leticia Carvalho said the United States, which is not an ISA member, “is going at it alone”. “The rest of the […]

While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of 2025, funding shortfalls are jeopardising such efforts, with lifesaving programmes set to grind to a halt by the end of July.   Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will be left without food assistance as WFP’s […]

At a high-stakes one-day summit in Beijing, the European Union and China reached a preliminary agreement to ease export restrictions on rare earth elements, a move welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as vital to restoring trust in bilateral trade relations. The curbs, introduced by China in April 2025 amid escalating trade […]

A Russian passenger aircraft operated by Angara Airlines has crashed in the Amur region of the country’s Far East, killing all 49 people on board. The Antonov An-24, a Soviet-era twin-engine turboprop, disappeared from radar on July 24 while attempting a second landing approach near Tynda, a remote town close to the Chinese border. The […]

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has arrived in Luxembourg for a two-day official visit, where he will meet with Prime Minister Luc Frieden to discuss key economic and geopolitical issues. The visit builds on the strong bilateral relationship between Ireland and Luxembourg, following Frieden’s visit to Dublin in September 2024. The leaders will focus on: Ireland and […]

DR Congo: UN Says Rwanda-Backed M23 Blocked Human Rights Probe The United Nations has accused the M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, of obstructing a UN fact-finding mission’s access to areas under its control in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) stated this denial is “seriously hampering” efforts […]

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan TD has approved €293,252 in funding to support 64 small-scale local festivals and summer schools taking place throughout Ireland in 2025. The funding is part of the Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme, designed to assist cultural events that may not qualify for support from […]