Category: World

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has declared President Paul Biya, 92, the winner of the country’s October 12, 2025 presidential election, extending his rule into an unprecedented eighth term. Official results gave Biya 53.66% of the vote, while his main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, secured 35.2%. The announcement has triggered widespread protests, allegations of fraud, and international […]

Following another week of diplomatic flip-flopping in the United States, Ukraine’s European allies did not disappoint when it came to the fulsomeness of their diplomatic rhetoric. Yet concrete action to strengthen the capabilities Ukraine needs to win the war remained at a snail’s pace. After a less than successful meeting in the White House on […]

Tom Fletcher, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said he was “deeply alarmed” by reports of civilian casualties and forced displacement as fierce fighting engulfs the city. “With fighters pushing further into the city and escape routes cut off, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and terrified – shelled, starving, and without access to food, healthcare […]

The United Nations Security Council met in New York this week to address “the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question,” amid mounting concerns over the durability of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The truce, in place for just over two years since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, has […]

Business & Macro Climate & Energy Geopolitics & Policy Tech & Deals Security & Human Rights Across the continent, conflict-driven disruptions continue to affect education, energy, and livelihoods. From Mali’s militant blockade to Mozambique’s LNG delays, instability remains a key obstacle to development. Meanwhile, governance reforms in Djibouti and financial transparency gains in Nigeria and […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed calls for sweeping reform of the UN Security Council, warning that its current structure undermines both its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global crises. Speaking during events marking the UN’s 80th anniversary on October 24, 2025, Guterres stressed that the Council’s composition no longer reflects the realities of […]

Thank you, Your Excellency, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,  We thank Vietnam for their hospitality and for hosting us here in Hà Nội. The agreement by consensus, of the text of the of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, just under a year ago, signalled a landmark moment for international cooperation on this critical and […]

A 41-year-old Guatemalan national is set to make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges stemming from a crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens – many of them Guatemalan – that killed more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100 more, the Justice Department announced […]

The U.S. Navy confirmed on Sunday, October 26, 2025, that a fighter jet and a helicopter operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea in two separate incidents less than an hour apart. The accidents come only months after the Navy lost two carrier-based jets in unrelated incidents over the […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how businesses operate, reshaping public services, and revolutionising science. AI has the potential to improve our lives in many ways. As the global race to harness its potential heats up, the European Commission has put forward two strategies that will help Europe stay ahead in AI industry and science respectively.  The […]