Category: World

Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, today launched a new protocol aimed at expediting trials involving minors in cases of rape and murder. The initiative, designed to reduce delays in the criminal justice system, specifically targets cases involving victims and defendants under 18 years of age. During the launch, O’Callaghan commended the work of Ms Justice […]

Briefing from Ukrainian capital Kyiv after another night of “air sirens and more loud explosions”, Mr. Schmale noted that the crisis began in 2014, with Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. “So, all children that were born since – all children up to the age of 11 – have never experienced their country at peace,” he […]

Elon Musk’s bold $2 trillion proposal to cut government spending by next year raises important questions about the long-term ramifications of such drastic actions. While the plan promises short-term savings, the potential hidden costs—ranging from job losses to rising crime and social instability—could outweigh the immediate financial relief. Existing data and research on government cuts […]

The European Union will suspend sanctions targeting Syria’s banking, energy, and transportation sectors starting next week, AFP reported on Friday. While the suspension of banking sanctions could provide a significant lift to Syria’s struggling economy, the move is tempered by the fact that these sanctions are not being lifted but only suspended. This means they […]

U.S. and South Korean military forces recently held a joint aerial exercise featuring a U.S. B-1B bomber and multiple fighter jets, marking the first combined air force drill since President Donald Trump’s second term. The training was aimed at reinforcing deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue […]

The Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America held the inaugural meeting of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) Steering Committee in Washington, DC on February 19, 2025 and released the following statement. Begin Text. The MSMT’s […]

As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border shared by Burundi, DRC and […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has condemned the parading of the bodies of Israeli hostages by Hamas in Gaza as abhorrent and a violation of international law. On Thursday, Hamas handed over the remains of four hostages to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire agreement. These included the […]

Last weekend’s events will have left many with the dizzying sensation of watching historic events unfold before their eyes. The content of the speeches delivered by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance – at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels and at the Munich Security Conference, respectively – was not wholly unexpected, but […]