Category: World

Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families are fleeing their homes in record numbers, schools and health centres have closed, and humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet soaring needs as funding runs dangerously low. Yet amid the crisis there are also signs […]

Notices Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office notices issued from January 28 2026 about additions, revocations/delistings and variations/corrections to the UK Sanctions List. Previous notices See previous financial sanctions notices for the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation prior to January 28 2026. Designations This regime provides for the […]

A Collinsville, Illinois, man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in Nepal. According to court documents, Kenneth Joseph Coombs, 58, traveled from the United States to Nepal in August 2016 and sexually abused eight different children while staying at a hotel in that country between August […]

But Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand, is no ordinary coffee shop. Open to the public, it is managed by Thailand’s Department of Corrections and run on a day-to-day basis by prisoners. Tup* is 26 years old and is the man preparing today’s brew. He spent […]

  An effective rule of law means we can enjoy independent justice systems, impactful anti-corruption rules, a free and pluralistic media, and strong checks and balances that protect our rights and sustain our trust in public institutions and democracy. It also provides the legal certainty that supports investment, competitiveness, and economic growth. As in previous years, the 2026 European Commission Rule of Law Report shows how well the rule of law is holding up […]

On July 17, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee entered an order revoking the citizenship of Sead Miljkovic a/k/a Sead Dukic, who hid his true identity to come to the United States in 1996 and, ultimately, to naturalize as a U.S. citizen in 2007. The court found that Miljkovic illegally procured […]

“He is particularly concerned about attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq. “Such attacks are unacceptable.” A month ago, Tehran and Washington signed a Memorandum of Understanding following the launch of an intense bombing campaign by the US and Israel in late February. Interim agreement Iran […]

“Urgent actions are more than necessary to reduce consumption deficits and vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of affected households to prevent their food situation from shifting to higher levels of severe hunger,” according to new analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) index. The latest data reflects a significant increase from the previous May […]

Background Safeguarding means avoiding harm to people or the environment. In early 2018, the FCDO began to focus on safeguarding against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) in the international aid sector and has since extended that focus to all international work. Our goal is to ensure all those involved in international work that we […]

  The European Commission has presented a plan to address the risks and harness the opportunities of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. While the AI can improve security, it can also be misused to identify vulnerabilities, automate attacks, and significantly increase the scale and speed of cyber incidents. The new plan will bring together […]