Category: World

During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry met survivors, families of victims and human rights groups in Kyiv. “People spoke of unimaginable suffering – homes destroyed, loved ones killed, and lives upended,” said chairperson Erik Møse. The investigators – who are not UN […]

Diplomatic planning underway as Ireland reaffirms support for Ukraine amid ongoing war and EU integration efforts. Dublin, Ireland – November 8, 2025 — The Irish government is actively preparing for a possible visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with diplomatic sources indicating the trip could take place as early as December TheJournal.ie. While no official […]

STRENGTHENING U.S. PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: President Donald J. Trump welcomed President Sadyr Japarov of the Kyrgyz Republic to the White House on November 6, 2025, to discuss ways to enhance and strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. WINS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS AND BUSINESSES: This week, the United States celebrated commercial […]

UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at the start of the year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for humanitarian work have also contributed to the dire situation. Kigali has consistently denied providing military backing to the group. Help could be provided more easily if air access were re-established, […]

How 11 retail workers defied apartheid through a fruit boycott—and won Mandela’s gratitude. 🍊 Comedy Meets History In a moment of unexpected resonance, comedian David Nihill’s skit “Fruit for Thought” spotlighted a little-known but powerful chapter in Irish history: the 1984 Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike, where a group of grocery workers refused to sell South […]

New partnership strengthens Northern European defense and signals deeper Western alignment amid Russia tensions. Norway – November 7, 2025 — Ukraine has officially become a formal partner of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led military coalition of ten Northern European nations, in a move widely seen as a strategic step toward NATO membership. The […]

In early October 2025, with his political future hanging by a thread, France’s resigned-and-reappointed prime minister Sébastien Lecornu pledged to suspend unpopular pension reforms until 2027, when presidential elections will be held. Socialist MPs declared victory. The French business community groaned. The S&P downgraded France’s credit rating, citing budget concerns. With France kicking inevitable reforms […]

📈 Business & Macro 🇿🇦 South Africa – TFG Profit Slumps Amid Weak Consumer DemandThe Foschini Group (TFG), one of South Africa’s largest fashion retailers, reported a 21.3% drop in headline earnings per share and a 9.9% decline in operating profit to R2.3 billion for the six months ending September 2025. Despite a 12.2% rise […]

🏗️ Infrastructure Overhaul to Address Overcrowding Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD, has announced a record €527 million investment in the prison system between 2026 and 2030, aimed at tackling chronic overcrowding and modernizing the penal estate. The announcement follows the Office of the Inspector of Prisons’ 2024 Annual Report, […]

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is in Bolivia from November 6-9 for the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Paz. He will meet with President-elect Paz and senior Bolivian officials to discuss the new dawn of our bilateral relations including a generational opportunity to build trade and investment, people-to-people ties, and cooperation in regional security. He […]