Category: World

MINYA, Egypt — International development finance institutions have finalized a $566 million debt financing agreement to construct Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, incorporating one of the continent’s first utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The landmark 1.2-gigawatt (GW) solar generation and 600-megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage project, situated in Egypt’s Minya governorate, represents a major […]

These are just two examples of innovations developed at the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK), which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Since 2011, the government-backed business incubator has helped almost 180 early-stage companies turn space science into real-world solutions across the UK. Together, these businesses have generated an estimated […]

Slow progress is still progress. And the gender pay gap is a complex problem. It’s rarely about one boss paying one woman less. Women are concentrated in lower-paid sectors, take on more part-time work and still face unequal career progression and discrimination, as importantly, unpaid care, and often see their earnings stall after having children. […]

Dustin Stover Bowles, 42, of West Virginia, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between September 2006 and December 2006, Bowles sexually abused a minor while he babysat her at his home. The victim […]

Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood. This sentence will run consecutive to the 40-year sentence he is currently serving for his role in plotting a mass-casualty terrorist attack in New York City […]

The Justice Department today announced that Village Capital & Investment LLC, a servicer of home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, will pay over $500,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to properly apply Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) interest rate benefits to at least 41 servicemembers’ mortgages and retaliated against servicemembers who requested […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS Europe faces growing hybrid threats beyond conventional warfare. Alongside the conflict in Ukraine, European countries are experiencing suspected sabotage, cyberattacks, drone incidents, espionage and disinformation campaigns. Citizens and communities are essential to Europe’s security alongside governments and armed forces whose duty is to provide national defence. Europe needs a stronger, shared culture of […]

The security situation in Haiti remains very difficult, with gangs continuing to terrorise communities with their vicious violence, seeking to coerce individuals, to undermine state authority, and to deny millions of Haitians the security and stability that they seek. In response, this Council has renewed the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force and the UN […]

TEHRAN / WASHINGTON — Iranian and U.S. officials remain at a strategic impasse over security in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran accusing Washington of causing maritime instability and the United States demanding structural concessions on Iran’s nuclear capabilities before easing pressure. The exchange underscores a widening diplomatic divide between the two nations over how […]

UK government announces new partnership with charity Missing People to support those with a missing loved one in the UK and abroad. Agreement will see Foreign Office directly refer consenting families to services provided by Missing People to ensure they have access to all available support. Support on offer will include peer support networks and […]