Category: World

In a bold move to continue supporting Ukraine amidst its ongoing war with Russia, Ireland has pledged an additional €50 million in non-lethal military aid, set to be provided next month. However, this support will bypass the European Union’s European Peace Facility (EPF) mechanism, which has been blocked by Hungary, preventing Ireland from fulfilling its […]

In response to the suspension of USAID funding, which has disrupted vital healthcare programs in Nigeria, the Nigerian government is stepping in to support the health workers impacted by the funding cuts. The US decision to halt funding for essential health initiatives, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which provides treatment for […]

A third man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Quam Babatunde, a 34-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker, following a violent altercation in Dublin city over the weekend. The victim, who had been living at the Ballyogan International Protection Accommodation Centre in South Dublin, died after being stabbed multiple times during a fight […]

In a deadly attack on Monday, gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Kurram, a district in Pakistan’s volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The assault, which left two people dead, including a truck driver and a security officer, marks the third such attack in recent months in the region. The convoy was en […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. The Secretary also met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh. The Secretary highlighted the 80th anniversary this month of the 1945 meeting between President Franklin […]

In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies kept there were meant to provide vital support to the most vulnerable families who now face a growing humanitarian crisis”. Looters made off with 7,000 tonnes of humanitarian food supplies, the […]

A Delta flight, Flight 4819, crashed while attempting to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, leaving the aircraft upside-down on the snow-covered tarmac. The plane, which had departed Minneapolis, was carrying 80 passengers and crew members. Thankfully, all individuals on board have been evacuated, and while 15 people were taken to hospitals, authorities […]

NASA has revealed a ‘risk corridor’ showing the potential countries that could be affected by the asteroid 2024 YR4, which is currently predicted to have a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. The asteroid, roughly the size of Big Ben, presents a potential hazard, and scientists have mapped a broad range of Earth that […]

European leaders are scrambling to respond to what looks like the end of reliable US protection of the continent. It is unclear what the “main European countries” (which includes the UK) might be able to agree at a hastily convened meeting in Paris on Monday February 17. But individual countries, including the UK and Germany, […]