Category: World

Although progress has been made through peace initiatives, such as the Washington Agreement signed on 27 June between the DRC and Rwanda, and the Doha Declaration of Principles signed on 19 July between the Congo River/M23 Alliance and the Congolese Government under Qatari mediation, further efforts are still needed to achieve lasting and sustainable peace. […]

🗳️ A Resounding Mandate Independent TD Catherine Connolly has been officially declared the 10th President of Ireland, following a sweeping victory in the 2025 presidential election. Connolly secured over 63% of the national vote, defeating Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys and surpassing the first-preference vote record previously held by President Michael D. Higgins Meath Chronicle TheJournal.ie. […]

🌍 Global Debt Crisis in Focus Speaking at the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark assessment of the global debt landscape. He revealed that 3.4 billion people now live in countries where debt servicing exceeds public spending on health or education, underscoring the […]

🚆 Strategic Dialogue on Low-Carbon Mobility On October 24, 2025, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien met with European Investment Bank Vice President Ioannis Tsakiris in Malahide to explore expanded cooperation on climate-related and sustainable transport investment. The meeting underscored shared priorities, including renewable energy integration, public transport enhancement, and green mobility initiatives. 💬 Statements from […]

🏢 Business Private Sector Momentum and Trade Integration 💻 Technology AI, E-Mobility, and Digital Infrastructure Drive Growth 🌍 Geopolitics Strategic Alliances and Regional Realignments 🔐 Security Conflict Zones and Governance Challenges ⚖️ Human Rights Legal Oversight and Civic Freedoms Under Scrutiny

As part of the Global Campaign on Children’s Care Reform, the UK government is encouraging countries to strengthen families, expand safe and nurturing family-based alternative care, and progressively end the use of institutions to care for children. Countries that sign the Charter are encouraged to make their own commitments describing specific actions they will take […]

It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless items of jewellery and royal regalia were stolen, in broad daylight and in a matter of minutes, from the Louvre’s gilded Gallery of Apollo in Paris. The theft of these items from one of the world’s most famous museums, however, is merely […]

Climate change is no longer some abstract, future threat. It is now a present problem, and its impact will become exponentially worse if we fail to respond with robust adaptation and mitigation plans. While the whole planet faces serious climate challenges, some areas are inherently more vulnerable than others. This vulnerability depends not only on […]

  “When you receive an invitation to a breast cancer screening, trust it. Don’t be scared to follow it up,” says Silvia Deandrea, director of the Lombardy region breast cancer screening programme in Pavia, Italy. “It’s most likely your results won’t be serious.”   Under her many job hats, Silvia runs a multidisciplinary team of nurses, […]

🎓 Summary In a ceremony held at King’s Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin, President Michael D. Higgins was appointed an Honorary Bencher, the most prestigious recognition conferred by Ireland’s legal community. The title acknowledges his lifelong commitment to justice, human rights, and constitutional values, and places him among a distinguished group of legal and civic leaders. […]