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Securing Subsea Cables in the Face of Sabotage and Great Power Competition

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Subsea fiber-optic cables, essential for global data transmission, have emerged as a pivotal battleground within the escalating great power rivalry involving the United States, China, and Russia. These cables, spanning vast distances worldwide and carrying a majority of international data traffic, are indispensable for various sectors, from finance to national security communications. The strategic value […]

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UN Security Council Warns Sudan’s Rival Government Could Escalate Conflict

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The UN Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over a recent charter signed by Sudan’s paramilitary forces, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which aims to establish a “government of peace and unity” in areas under their control. The RSF, locked in conflict with Sudan’s army since April 2023, signed the charter with its allies last […]

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Kenya Detains Sudanese Politician Yassir Arman on Interpol Warrant

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Kenyan authorities have detained Sudanese opposition leader Yassir Arman, the head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Revolutionary Democratic Current (SPLM-RDC), following an Interpol request from Sudan. Arman, who arrived in Nairobi to meet Western diplomats about Sudan’s political crisis, was arrested upon landing in Kenya and informed of the arrest warrant issued against him […]

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ICC Allocates €17 Million for Rehabilitating Victims of Kony’s LRA Insurgency in Uganda

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has directed €17 million (approximately Shs65 billion) towards rehabilitating victims of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Uganda. The programme, which began in 2008, has supported over 85,000 people in 18 districts across the Acholi, Lango, and Teso sub-regions. It addresses the physical, psychological, financial, and material needs […]

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Real-time and historical performance analysis

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At Grab, we’ve been working to perfect our Spark observability tools. Our initial solution, Iris, was developed to provide a custom, in-depth observability tool for Spark jobs. As described in our previous blog post, Iris collects and analyses metrics and metadata at the job level, providing insights into resource usage, performance, and query patterns across […]

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EU and South Africa strengthen Climate and Environment Cooperation

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On 4 March 2025, the European Union (EU) and South Africa came together for the 7th EU-South Africa Policy Forum on Environment, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Water, held in Brussels and online. The forum reaffirmed both parties’ commitment to tackling climate change, strengthening environmental sustainability and promoting the just energy transition.  Policy Forum on […]

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UN Expert Urges Urgent Support for Human Rights Defenders in Eastern DRC

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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor has called for immediate international assistance to protect human rights defenders in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement on Wednesday, Lawlor highlighted the extreme risks faced by activists, who are increasingly targeted by armed groups such as the M23 rebels for documenting […]

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Report’s Highlights Russia’s War Crimes Against Ukrainian POWs and Detainees

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Amnesty International’s latest report, published on Tuesday, sheds light on Russia’s systemic abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, categorizing the treatment as both war crimes and crimes against humanity. The findings are based on interviews with 104 individuals living in Ukraine between January and November 2024, revealing disturbing patterns of mistreatment […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Florida Dentist Sentenced for Threatening Public Figures and an Election Official

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A Florida dentist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for threatening public figures, an election official, and others between 2019 and 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats via Facebook and Instagram messages, email, and text to various public […]

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Abbey Gate Attack Suspect Extradited to U.S. After Arrest in Pakistan

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The U.S. has taken custody of Mohammad Sharifullah, a key suspect in the deadly 2021 suicide bombing at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan, after his extradition from Pakistan. The bombing killed 13 U.S. soldiers and over 160 civilians as the U.S. was withdrawing from Afghanistan. Sharifullah, an alleged ISIS-K operative, is accused of playing a pivotal […]

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