Category: World

Note:While Bulgaria has been a full member of the European Union since January 1, 2007, joining the euro area is a separate and more advanced stage of integration. EU membership grants access to the single market, political institutions, and common policies. However, adopting the euro as a national currency requires meeting strict economic criteria—such as […]

I am honoured to join you today as the United Kingdom’s new Foreign Secretary. And to be here too, alongside the UK’s trailblazing Special Envoy for Women and Girls, Baroness Harriet Harman, who gave me one of my first jobs in politics more than 30 years ago, including research on women’s equality, not long before the Beijing Declaration was […]

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia delivered a commanding and emotionally resonant address at the United Nations General Assembly, urging world leaders to confront global crises with courage, compassion, and collective resolve. His speech, notable for its clarity, depth, and balanced tone, touched on a wide spectrum of urgent challenges—from climate change and armed conflict to […]

Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl in Epping, Essex, in July. The assaults occurred near the asylum hotel where Kebatu had been housed, prompting public outcry and protests from local residents concerned about safety and transparency in the […]

Tánaiste Simon Harris TD and Minister of State Neale Richmond TD have announced a €35.4 million funding package to support humanitarian and stabilisation efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring regions. The announcement was made ahead of Harris’s scheduled meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during UN High Level Week in New York. The funding includes […]

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Churchtown Primary School to officially open a memorial playground dedicated to the memory of three young girls—Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice da Silva Aguiar—who were killed in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July 2024. Six-year-old Bebe King and […]

Situational Synopsis 1. Security & Conflict Armed Violence Intensifies in Eastern DR Congo Fresh clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in eastern DR Congo threaten the fragile peace process, despite mediation efforts by the US and Qatar. The M23 recently seized Nzibira, a gold-mining town, with observers warning of an impending assault on Uvira, […]

Ireland has announced an additional €3 million in humanitarian funding for Sudan, bringing its total support for 2025 to €14.3 million. The announcement was made by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris TD, alongside Minister of State for International Development Neale Richmond TD, during UN High Level Week in New York. […]

Former U.S. President Barack Obama is set to arrive in Ireland on Thursday, 25 September, ahead of a series of engagements in Dublin, including the formal acceptance of the Freedom of the City—an honour originally conferred upon him and his wife, Michelle Obama, in 2017. The ceremony will take place at a private event hosted […]

With the nomination deadline set for noon on Wednesday, Ireland’s 2025 presidential race is crystallizing into a diverse field of candidates spanning party lines and independent platforms. The contest is expected to be one of the most ideologically varied in recent history. Candidates must secure either the backing of 20 Oireachtas members or support from […]