Category: World

The warning came against the backdrop of reports of fresh airstrikes by the military on a trading junction in the central Magway region. According to media reports, more than 25 individuals were killed and 20 others wounded. “The humanitarian situation continues to worsen with each passing year due to ongoing conflict, recurrent disasters, and steady […]

“There is a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of these crimes,” Ms. Sinhart said. “We are also witnessing stronger international cooperation, more victim-centred approaches and deeper involvement from the private sector. However, despite these achievements, the scale and severity of abuses against children remain alarming and worrying.” Far too many children around the world are […]

Today, the Department of Justice announced charges against Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi alleging that they attempted to detonate two explosive devices in the vicinity of Gracie Mansion, and that they were acting in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. “This was an alleged ISIS-inspired act of terrorism that could have killed American […]

Colleagues, let me first begin by expressing the United Kingdom’s deep concern at the intensification of the Taliban’s repression.  We are appalled by the continued restrictions imposed on the women and girls of Afghanistan, including the ban preventing Afghan women from accessing UN spaces.  Millions are being systematically excluded from society.  As we heard from […]

GENEVA / DUBAI — In a forceful appeal for regional restraint, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) called on the international community to halt the “unwarranted” targeting of third-party nations and return to the negotiating table. On Monday, March 9, 2026, Jamal Al Musharakh, the UAE Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, emphasized that the […]

MOSCOW / WASHINGTON — In a significant diplomatic intervention, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday, March 9, 2026, putting forward specific proposals for a “quick settlement” to the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The conversation, described by the Kremlin as “frank and businesslike,” marks the first […]

The Strategic Stability Programme (SSP) is the UK government’s initiative to address the growing risks that threaten international security and stability. These risks larger and more diverse nuclear arsenals, disruptive technologies proliferating rapidly, and international arms control arrangements failing to keep pace with these developments. The programme exists because today’s security environment is more complex […]

“They don’t come on their own by bus or taxi because it’s very complicated for a woman to move around the city, especially for young women,” station founder Hamida Aman told UN News, explaining the laws preventing them from doing so. Once they arrive at the studio, the journalists hold their editorial meeting, prepare their […]

Arrested or in prison in Croatia This guide provides information about being arrested in Croatia and what conditions are like in prison there. The British Embassy in Croatia can offer help but will not be able to get you out of prison or get you special treatment because you’re British. Find out what help the […]

DUBAI / DUBLIN — As regional hostilities intensify and missiles occasionally streak across the Gulf sky, a growing number of Irish citizens in the United Arab Emirates find themselves unable to escape the combat zone—not due to a lack of flights, but because of “trivial” legal travel bans. On Monday, March 9, 2026, the legal […]