Category: World

As part of a Homeland Security Task Force case, a federal grand jury in Del Rio, Texas, returned an indictment this week charging 11 defendants for their alleged involvement in an attempted alien smuggling operation that resulted in multiple illegal aliens being found dead inside a shipping container in May. The 11 defendants charged are: […]

They are all essential as part of the global shift away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources   But there is a catch.  Many of these minerals are found in countries affected by conflict, weak governance or poverty. What’s at stake? If these natural resources are poorly managed, they can fuel corruption, finance armed groups, […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Russia’s war against Ukraine is illegal, unprovoked and indefensible. That remains the starting point for every discussion in this Council. But the conduct of that war matters too. International humanitarian law applies. Civilians must be protected. And those responsible for violations must be held to account. Overnight on 18 to 19 […]

Four Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of approximately $2.2 million and concealing the scheme by using artificial intelligence to create fake records when questioned by insurance companies. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota and the […]

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country.  Speaking from Chile, she said the earthquakes left more than 5,000 people dead and displaced over 23,000, “but statistics alone cannot capture the human toll and true scale of this tragedy.”  Women on the frontlines  […]

ASEAN-UK Joint Ministerial Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the IndoPacific: Advancing Together WE the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the UK in Manila, 22 July 2026; […]

A California man was sentenced today to 222 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and for distributing and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). He was also ordered to pay a fine of $75,000. Restitution will be determined at a later date. Rodger Githens, […]

The decision was made by simple majority during a closed-door vote among the 125-member Assembly of States Parties to dismiss Mr. Khan, who Member States had elected to serve a nine-year term as the court’s prosecutor in 2021. “The Assembly has decided by a majority of 82 States Parties that…prosecutor Karim Kahn committed serious conduct […]

– Advertisement – Outwardly, car manufacturers celebrate electric mobility, but behind the scenes, they are fighting to keep the internal combustion engine alive for as long as possible. Together with the oil industry, they are investing millions in lobbying and PR, watering down climate regulations and sowing doubt about electric cars. As a result, aelectric […]

On 16 July, the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) deployed the base near the town of Nyakunde, in Ituri Province – allowing ‘blue helmets’ on patrol to better protect hospitals and patients. The base opened one day after a series of incidents shook the community in and around Nyakunde.  On 15 July, a […]