Category: World

In March 2025, a low-budget independent animation made history by becoming the first Latvian film to win an Oscar. Flow took home the award for Best Animated Feature, beating Hollywood giants Disney and DreamWorks. Co-produced across several European countries on a fraction of a typical Hollywood budget, the film delivered a powerful message about solidarity and acceptance. […]

Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health – and ongoing debates around limiting screen time and access to digital devices. What’s frequently missing in these conversations, though, is what […]

In recent days the Emergency Relief Coordinator has travelled to various parts of the war-torn country and met leaders, frontline responders and survivors of the crisis. “We need more UN boots on the ground,” Mr. Fletcher said. “The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbour, and this visit has […]

When Salma* was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted to stay in school and become a doctor someday.  Instead, she found herself tied to a man who “changed from being kind to being a monster.” He would beat her “with his bare hands,” she said recently. The young mother […]

On his first full day as Minister for Finance, Tánaiste Simon Harris held a series of high-level discussions aimed at setting the tone for his stewardship of Ireland’s economy. Engagements with Key Institutions Harris met with Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, and Niall Cody, Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, underscoring the […]

A United States citizen detained in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the kingdom’s leadership has been released, following diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration. His son confirmed the news, expressing gratitude to U.S. officials for helping secure his father’s freedom and return home. Family Relief and Diplomatic Intervention The family described the release as the end […]

Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, is in Brussels today, 20 November, for her first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. The agenda spans some of the world’s most pressing crises, including Russia’s war in Ukraine, the conflict in Sudan, instability in the Sahel, and the humanitarian emergency in the Middle […]

The United Kingdom thanks the Committee Chairs for their comprehensive briefings and reaffirms our strong support for the work of all three Committees.  They share overlapping priorities to protect our citizens and prevent the spread of terrorism, and we welcome efforts to ensure that their work is collaborative and united. President, I will make three […]

In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s death on Nov. 20, 2025, the left-leaning Spanish government led a vigil honoring the many victims of the dictator’s regime. While the exact numbers remain impossible to determine, historians estimate that Franco’s men killed up to 100,000 people during the brutal Spanish Civil War, and […]