Author: Solomon Alaka

VIENNA/HELSINKI, 17 March 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 17 and 18 March, where she will meet with high-level officials and discuss security issues in the country and across the region. Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen will meet with Foreign Minister Elmedin Konaković and the Members […]

More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter came under fire in Nasir, Upper Nile State. According to news reports, the helicopter later landed safely. The extraction was being carried out at the request of the signatories to the […]

In times of conflict, the role of healthcare professionals becomes even more vital. Doctors, nurses, and medical staff work tirelessly to save lives, often under the most harrowing circumstances. Among these dedicated individuals is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and healthcare provider, who has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli military forces. This article calls […]

Tensions between the Argentine government and social groups reached a boiling point after a violent crackdown on retirees protesting for better pensions on March 12. Demonstrators, who have rallied every Wednesday for weeks, claim that the neoliberal policies of President Javier Milei’s government have severely impacted their livelihoods. The protests saw heavy participation from unions, […]

The Trump administration has proceeded with the deportation of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador, even as a federal judge temporarily blocked such removals. The deportations occurred just as U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order on Saturday halting deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law invoked by President […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has initiated steps to dismiss Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, following a public dispute over the agency’s failure to prevent the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Netanyahu’s office confirmed on Sunday that Bar had been informed of the proposal to remove […]

A coalition of 24 rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), submitted a joint statement to the United Nations on Friday, emphasizing the critical connection between fossil fuel use and climate change. The submission calls for stronger action from states and corporations to honor their responsibilities under the […]

Hamas announced on Friday that it is prepared to release an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four other dual-national hostages. This decision comes as indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas continue in Doha. The hostages in question include Edan Alexander, a soldier with both American and Israeli citizenship, as well as the bodies […]