Priest Murdered After Month in Captivity The Church of Nigeria has confirmed the killing of Venerable Edwin Achi, an Anglican priest abducted in Kaduna state on October 28, 2025. Archbishop Henry Ndukuba announced that Achi, seized alongside his wife and daughter, was murdered after nearly a month in captivity. His family members remain in the […]
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Khan’s Absence Fuels Uncertainty Pakistan’s political crisis has deepened as former Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly remained unreachable for weeks, sparking speculation and concern among supporters. His sister has alleged police brutality, intensifying scrutiny of the government’s handling of opposition figures and raising questions about human rights protections in the country. A Familiar Cycle […]
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Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, told reporters in Geneva that voting is expected to begin on 28 December, in what he described as a military-controlled ballot conducted in an environment “rife with threats and violence” and actively suppressed political participation. Many major political parties have been excluded and more […]
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Autistic Girl Left in Tent During Freezing Temperatures A Dublin-based voluntary group, A Lending Hand, has raised alarm over the plight of rough sleepers, including an autistic girl forced to live in a tent during -2°C conditions. The organisation’s founder, Keira Gill, said repeated attempts to secure emergency accommodation had been met with “radio silence” […]
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Healthcare Workers Voice Outrage Ireland’s migrant nurses and other essential worker groups have issued a strong condemnation of the government’s newly approved family reunification policy, The Migrant Nurses of Ireland facebook post described it as “inhumane, unjust, and a betrayal” of those who have sustained the country’s health system through its most difficult moments. The […]
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Physical Market Surges Despite Flat Paper Prices Copper’s official benchmark prices may appear stagnant, but the physical market is surging, with arbitrage between the London Metal Exchange (LME) and U.S. markets hitting a record $350 per ton. This widening spread has triggered a scramble for supply, exposing tight inventories and driving aggressive merger and acquisition […]
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Merz Seeks Flexibility for Automakers German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to ease its landmark 2035 ban on new combustion-engine car sales, arguing that “highly efficient” conventional vehicles should remain permitted beyond the deadline. Merz said he would formally urge the European Commission to allow hybrids and advanced combustion models alongside […]
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Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University (Northwestern) to safeguard its students, employees, and faculty from unlawful discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin, including race-based admissions practices and a hostile educational environment directed […]
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The shooting occurred on Thursday in Jenin and was apparently caught on film by a TV channel, OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. He said an internal review was announced following the incident, but statements made by a senior Israeli official sought to absolve security forces of responsibility, “raising serious concerns about the credibility of any future review or investigation conducted by any […]
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Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,” said Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO’s Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many people think measles is not serious – but […]
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