Category: World

Turkey’s central Anatolian plateau is one of the country’s most important agricultural regions, producing wheat, maize, sugar beet and other crops. Yet beneath its cultivated fields, the ground is becoming increasingly unstable. Large sinkholes, some tens of metres wide and deep, have appeared across the Konya basin, swallowing farmland, and threatening nearby roads and settlements. […]

KYIV / WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially awarded U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Ukraine’s highest state honor for women—the Order of Princess Olha, 1st Class—in recognition of her unprecedented diplomatic intervention and humanitarian support. The prestigious national distinction was conferred following Mrs. Trump’s successful independent diplomatic efforts in brokering a localized humanitarian […]

The dream of a Canada-EU “middle-power bloc” has hit its first serious obstacle. At the Montreal summit, Brussels failed to deliver on the promise of associate membership for Canada, despite the enthusiastic backing of European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. Instead, the EU offered the hollow consolation of “an ever-closer association”, raising an uncomfortable […]

How to get help while you are abroad If you’re in immediate danger, contact the local emergency services. Find emergency service numbers for your country in our foreign travel advice. In the European Union, call 112 for the emergency services. Laws on domestic abuse differ depending on which country you are in. That means some […]

UKRI’s evaluation, published today (6 November 2026), finds that a long-term, coordinated approach to investing in quantum research, skills and commercialisation has helped create: more than 2,000 highly skilled jobs 74 spinout companies an estimated £482 million of private investment The National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2026 opens in London today. More than 3,500 delegates from […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS Corporate sustainability assurance carried out by independent auditors helps detect greenwashing. The EU’s Omnibus reform is narrowing the scope of mandatory sustainability reporting, which means fewer companies will have to seek independent assurance of their environmental claims. The association between external assurance and lower emissions is stronger among companies facing greater stakeholder pressure, […]

DUBLIN — Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy announced a major financial investment on Friday, November 6, 2026, confirming that 34 non-governmental organizations and community groups nationwide will receive over €3.2 million under the Ireland Against Racism Fund 2026. The funding package is designed to support sustained anti-racism initiatives, promote racial equality, and strengthen […]

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Areas where FCDO advises against travel Bakassi Peninsula FCDO advises against all travel to Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon-Central African Republic border FCDO advises against all travel to within 40km of the border with Central African Republic. Cameroon-Chad […]

WASHINGTON — A wave of high-profile departures is sweeping through the upper echelons of the U.S. Department of Justice, triggered in the wake of sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, stepped down from her post, marking the first major exit among […]

THE HAGUE — In an international crackdown on the gamification of extremist propaganda, law enforcement authorities from 16 countries have flagged and referred more than 9,000 links to violent extremist and terrorist content hosted across online gaming and social media platforms. Coordinated by Europol’s European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) alongside Spanish authorities, the […]