Category: World

A snapshot of key developments across Africa 🌍 Technology & Innovation ⚖️ Human Rights & Governance 🏛️ Politics 🔒 Security Outlook Africa’s landscape remains defined by dual momentum: rapid advances in digital transformation and education reform, contrasted with persistent political instability and security crises. The coming months will test the continent’s ability to balance innovation […]

Dublin, 7 October 2025 — The Irish Air Corps has taken delivery of its third Airbus C-295 aircraft, completing a €300 million investment programme that represents the largest single equipment acquisition in the history of the Defence Forces. The aircraft arrived at Casement Aerodrome and was formally welcomed by senior Defence officials, including the Secretary […]

Madrid, 7 October 2025 — At least four construction workers were reported missing on Tuesday after a building under renovation partly collapsed in central Madrid, prompting a large-scale emergency response. Incident Details The collapse occurred inside a five-storey structure near the city’s Opera House and Royal Palace, leaving the facade intact but causing several floors […]

Dublin, 7 October 2025 — Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary TD has unveiled a €1.15 billion package of new measures under Budget 2026, aimed at tackling child poverty, supporting carers, and strengthening income supports for pensioners, families, and people with disabilities. In total, €28.9 billion will be allocated to social protection next year. Key […]

Dublin, 7 October 2025 — On the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel, Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris issued solemn statements condemning the violence, expressing solidarity with victims, and urging renewed efforts to end the ongoing conflict. Remembering Victims and Hostages Both leaders recalled the heinous attacks […]

7 October 2025 — A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the city of Lae in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe Province on Tuesday evening, shaking communities across the region but causing no immediate reports of major damage or casualties. Epicenter and Depth According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 11:05 UTC (21:05 […]

Rabat, 7 October 2025 — Morocco has entered its ninth consecutive night of youth-led protests, as hundreds of demonstrators continue to demand government reform, accountability, and an end to corruption. The movement, spearheaded by the anonymous online collective GenZ 212, has gained momentum since its launch on 27 September, spreading across major cities and regional […]

Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how the body stops its own immune system from turning against itself. Shimon Sakaguchi from Osaka University in Japan, Mary E. Brunkow from the Institute for System Biology and Fred Ramsdell from Sonoma Biotherapeutics, both in the USA, identified specialised […]

“The atrocities perpetrated in Gaza and the [occupied] West Bank, in Ukraine, Sudan or Myanmar are evidence of the deliberate abandonment of norms in the name of violent power, conducted with complete impunity by States and non-State entities alike,” said Filippo Grandi. “People killed while waiting in line to receive food. Civilians massacred in camps […]

Office of the Spokesperson HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…Secretary Rubio’s Call with French Foreign Minister Barrot Secretary Rubio’s Call with French Foreign Minister Barrot September 30, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. The Secretary conveyed the United […]