Author: News Desk

  On 9 May, we celebrate Europe Day. It marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, in which French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community. This proposal marked the first step towards European integration.  In 1950, as European countries were still recovering from the devastation of World War II, […]

A former NFL player who owned a marketing company and was the beneficial owner of eight durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced yesterday to 196 months in prison for his role in a yearslong scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of […]

“During 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system has experienced repeated attacks,” it said.  Every aspect of the system has been targeted, from primary healthcare centres to maternity hospitals, ambulance teams and pharmaceutical warehouses.  “This cannot be normalized”  Some 80 per cent of attacks affected outpatient clinics, hospitals and other care settings. They caused immediate casualties, but also disruptions in service delivery, and damage to critical infrastructure, ultimately eroding the health […]

That’s the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from Somalia, where millions are once again being pushed toward the brink of famine. The UN’s emergency food agency is warning that nearly six million people – roughly one in three Somalis – now face acute […]

  The Commission has put forward guidance for the transport and tourism sector, to clarify how existing EU rules can help deal with the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East. This guidance is intended particularly with potential jet fuel shortages in mind, should the conflict continue. The guidance highlights that Passengers affected by […]

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil denaturalization complaint yesterday against Victor Manuel Rocha in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rocha is a native of Colombia who was convicted of serving as an unregistered agent for the Republic of Cuba. “Under no circumstances should an agent of a […]

Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 9 May, UN News spoke to Catherine Quayle, Communications Director at the Wild Bird Fund in New York. This year’s theme, Every Bird Counts, Your Observations Matter, highlights the urgent need to protect migratory birds and the ecosystems they depend on. UN News: For people in cities, it can feel […]

The text is supported by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose representatives also took part in the stakeout.  The development comes a day after the UN Security Council met in closed session following Monday’s missile and drone attacks on the UAE, which the Iranian military denied carrying out.  Call for collective action  The Strait of Hormuz is critical not only to the stability […]

A federal jury convicted Sohaib Akhter, 34, of Alexandria, Virgina, today on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, password trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. “Sohaib Akhter harmed Americans who trusted their government with personal information and sensitive requests,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s […]