Category: World

  The European Commission has set out a plan to make the EU’s regions bordering Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine more secure, resilient, and attractive places to live and work. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has severely affected people and communities in these areas. From rising security threats and economic disruption to strain on local […]

Italy’s 2026 Winter Olympics have been described as the most regionally distributed Winter Games ever staged. Events are spread across more than 22,000 km², taking in Milan, as well as the towns of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valtellina, Val di Fiemme and Livigno in the Alps. Geographical dispersion is not entirely new. In 1956, the equestrian events […]

This update affects only the naming of UKRI funding opportunities and not existing remits, funding modes and processes. UKRI translation and commercialisation funding opportunities have begun to adopt one of four harmonised titles. New nomenclature UKRI Translation: Prosperity Partnership Funding opportunities that support or enable collaborative R&D between researchers and external partners to develop, deliver, adopt and commercialise transformative technologies, products, processes and services. UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Funding opportunities to unlock impact and […]

At the Munich security conference, US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke more warmly about the transatlantic relationship than US vice-president J.D. Vance at the same venue last year. However, faced with the presidency of the erratic Donald Trump, the need for Europe to do more to protect its security remains urgent. In a later […]

Updates to this page Published 19 June 2017 Last updated 17 February 2026 + show all updates 17 February 2026 List of English-speaking Italian solicitors specialising in rape, sexual assault and domestic violence has been updated. 19 November 2025 Guide on rape and sexual assault updated 19-11-25 7 August 2024 New lawyer added to the […]

Around 40% of the EU’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the coast, and large parts of the continent’s economy, climate resilience and wellbeing depend on healthy oceans and seas. Yet despite this close connection, understanding of how the ocean works – and how human activity impacts it – remains limited. “You have people living […]

  Two years ago, the Digital Services Act (DSA) entered into force. The DSA protects your fundamental rights online by regulating online services such as social media platforms, marketplaces, app stores, and online travel and accommodation services. Its goal has been to ensure a safer digital space by addressing issues like addictive design, illegal content, […]

I acknowledge that there is anxiety in the research and innovation community around the changes we are enacting at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and I am very sorry for that. I am writing to you now in the hope of providing more reassurance. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us and met with […]

Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of the Earth’s surface it is all but impossible. However, the vast network of undersea cables that crisscross the world’s seas could soon change this. As well as transmitting data around the planet, they can also monitor the tectonic […]

Updates to this page Published 29 October 2014 Last updated 16 February 2026 + show all updates 16 February 2026 British Embassy Office Lviv, Ukraine, added to list. 2 December 2025 UK Government Office San Diego removed from list. 21 September 2025 Changing reference to “Occupied Palestinian Territories” to Palestine. 1 September 2025 List updated: […]