Category: World

In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as “extremely concerning,” stressing that “we don’t want civilians to be bombed again” or humanitarian operations “derailed again.” Hamas denied that it had any involvement in a reported attack on Israeli forces by Palestinian militants earlier in the day, […]

Cameroon’s opposition leaders have formally rejected the results of the October 12 presidential election, which declared President Paul Biya, aged 92, the winner of an eighth term in office. The Constitutional Council announced Biya’s victory with 53.7% of the vote, while his main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, received 35.2%. Tchiroma and other opposition figures have […]

The United Nations has expressed deep concern following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for renewed military strikes in Gaza, despite an active ceasefire agreement. The strikes, carried out on October 28, 2025, reportedly killed at least nine people, according to local medical sources, and have reignited fears of a breakdown in the fragile truce […]

If you’re reading this there’s a good chance that you, like me, are a millennial. If so, you’ve probably noticed more and more cases of friends or acquaintances with diseases that you would normally associate with later adulthood – hypertension, type 2 diabetes or perhaps even the one that we’re all scared to name: cancer. […]

Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, said there had been “significant outflow out of El Fasher into Tawila” – around 60 kilometres west of the city – which is already hosting around 650,000 displaced. New arrivals have recounted stories of widespread ethnically and politically motivated killings, including reports of people […]

In a factory in Waregem, north-west Belgium, a unique piece of machinery accessible only by fingerprint to trusted staff, is transforming old clothing and textiles with the utmost precision, away from prying eyes. Stretching 170 metres, the machine gently untwists woven and knitted fibres, preparing them for reuse. These fibres are at the heart of […]

The FCDO is inviting British nationals in Jamaica to register their presence British nationals in Jamaica should register their presence to receive updates from the FCDO. The UK government is positioning specialist Rapid Deployment Teams in the region and preparing to deliver humanitarian assistance and specialist support to affected areas in Jamaica, if requested. British […]

The U.S. military carried out airstrikes on four suspected narcotics-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, October 27, killing 14 individuals, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The strikes, ordered by President Donald Trump, mark the most lethal single-day operation in the administration’s expanding counter-narcotics campaign and bring the total death toll from […]

The Irish Government has confirmed the successful arrival of seven Palestinian children from Gaza to Ireland for urgent medical treatment, marking the third medical evacuation mission since the initiative was approved in September 2024. The operation was led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Health, in response to an […]

Significant progress has been made toward the development of a new domestic violence refuge in Westmeath, with the approval of the Stage 1 funding application under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). The announcement was made jointly by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne TD and Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration […]