Category: World

The Department of Justice announced today a resolution of a foreign bribery investigation into Balt SAS (Balt), a medical device company headquartered in France, relating to an alleged scheme to pay bribes to a physician who served in a senior role at a state-owned public hospital in France (the Official), in violation of the Foreign […]

António Guterres was speaking to reporters outside the European Council in Brussels, where he briefed regional leaders on the importance of continuing multilateral cooperation between the EU and UN.  He said the United States and Israel need to end their assault on Iran before it spirals “completely out of control”, leading to more civilian suffering, […]

A Tennessee woman was sentenced today to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release in connection with her involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Katrina Favret, of Greeneville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on Nov. 7, 2025, to conspiring to create and […]

– Advertisement – Cyberbullying is no longer a marginal phenomenon. Digital bullying on social media platforms is part of everyday life for many children and young people. According to studies, one in six children aged between 11 and 15 has been a victim of cyberbullying at some point. One in eight children admits to having […]

The United Kingdom is fully aligned with the cross-regional statement delivered by Finland and would like to make a few additional remarks.World Water Day is being held amidst a global crisis of too much, too little, or too polluted water, and in an era of Global Water Bankruptcy. Climate change and nature loss are intensifying the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a high-stakes demonstration of the “Indo-Pacific anchor,” President Donald J. Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Sane Takaichi at the White House on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The summit—Takaichi’s first to Washington since her historic election as Japan’s first female leader—focused on insulating the global economy from the ongoing Middle East conflict […]

  The European Commission has presented initiatives to boost investment in homegrown clean energy solutions, increase resilience, and reduce energy prices.  The current geopolitical context highlights the risks related to Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. Citizens and industries are rightly concerned about high energy prices. Investing in clean energy is the most affordable and reliable […]

LONDON — A coalition of six major international powers has issued a joint declaration to restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as a de facto Iranian blockade leaves approximately 20,000 seafarers stranded in one of the world’s most severe maritime crises. In a statement released on Thursday, March 19, 2026, the United Kingdom, […]

Ford Motor Company (Ford) and the Borough of Ringwood, New Jersey, have agreed to a consent decree with the United States under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. This agreement requires Ford and Ringwood to perform the final phase of cleanup, known as Operable Unit […]

In recent years, Kalaallit Nunaat, as Greenland is known in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic), has come under ever intensifying scrutiny — featuring in debates about geopolitics, climate change and natural resources. As US interest in the island continues, the EU is now stepping into the fray, with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, […]