Category: World

Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Rubio’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper September 9, 2025 The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with new UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. The Secretary congratulated the Foreign Secretary on her new position, and they agreed to continue […]

Imagine predicting how an oil spill will spread, or which cleanup strategy will work best, without ever touching the water. What if we could test solutions for protecting the world’s oceans before putting them into action? That vision is already becoming reality through the European Digital Twin Ocean (DTO) – an initiative where EU-funded researchers are […]

SECURITY & CONFLICT Mozambique: Insurgents Return to Mocímboa da Praia, Killing Six Insurgents launched a deadly assault on the Filipe Nyusi neighbourhood of Mocímboa da Praia on Sunday night, killing at least six people. This marks the first attack inside the town since it was retaken from militants in August 2021. Previously occupied multiple times […]

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced the arrest of 617 individuals during a coordinated weeklong operation targeting the Mexico-based Sinaloa drug cartel. The enforcement actions, carried out between August 25 and 29 across 23 domestic field divisions and seven international regions, aimed to dismantle one of the world’s most violent and prolific drug […]

A new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), published in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland, reveals that one in five children in Ireland are living below the poverty line when housing costs are taken into account. The findings place Ireland 16th out of 27 European Union countries for child poverty rates after […]

Israel has confirmed it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Doha, Qatar, following a series of explosions in the Qatari capital on September 9. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in coordination with the Shin Bet intelligence agency, stated the operation was aimed at individuals “directly responsible” for the October 7 attacks and […]

Nepal has lifted its nationwide ban on major social media platforms following mass protests that left at least 19 people dead and hundreds injured. The unrest, led primarily by young demonstrators, erupted in response to the government’s decision to block access to platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X, citing concerns over misinformation and […]

Like all living things, trees have a limited life cycle, with phases of youth, maturity, and old age. In their prime, trees provide shade, coolness and environmental quality – as well as an undeniable aesthetic value – to urban spaces. However, as they get older they get weaker, and this affects their stability. Old age […]

Mr President, I deliver this statement on behalf of the Item 2 Core Group for Sudan: Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and the UK. The details contained in the Fact-Finding Mission’s report are, frankly, horrific. Sudan’s brutal conflict has triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 8.7 million people on the brink of famine and […]

French national debt has grown steadily over the last 30 years. It is the sum of all public deficits accumulated since the mid-1970s. To compare the amount of national debt to the government’s financing capacity, it is expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) – debt-to-GDP ratio – which indicates how many years of […]