Category: World

At the U.S. Department of Labor, we are committed to helping employers, unions, and plan administrators follow the law. That’s why I’m proud to announce the launch of our expanded self-audit compliance assistance initiative. Many of our agencies offer self-audit programs, which are voluntary tools to help the regulated community proactively assess and improve compliance […]

Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee TD has announced a landmark €7.55 billion capital investment for the education sector under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2026–2030, with a strong focus on expanding special education provision and modernising school infrastructure nationwide. The funding will support: Minister McEntee stated: “This investment will help deliver a world-class […]

Half a century after the establishment of relations between China and the EU, and against a backdrop of deteriorating transatlantic relations, the European Union and China held their 25th summit in Beijing. It is worth noting that the summit could not have been held elsewhere, as Chinese President Xi Jinping had refused an invitation to […]

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Scotland for a five-day visit from July 25 to 29, combining personal engagements with diplomatic meetings. The trip includes stops at his golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen, as well as a preview of a new course set to open in August, named in honor of his Scottish-born […]

A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, aggravated identity theft, and making a false statement. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: from 2018 through 2020, Santiago Garcia Gutierrez (Garcia), of Salt Lake City, defrauded a single victim out of more […]

Date: July 25, 2025 Business & Macro 🇧🇼 Botswana Seeks Larger Stake in De BeersBotswana is pursuing an increased ownership stake in De Beers, the diamond company majority-owned by Anglo American, according to the Financial Times. The move reflects the government’s long-term strategy to secure greater returns from its diamond resources. Climate & Energy 🇬🇭 […]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to escalate its repression of press freedom, with 14 journalists currently detained under opaque and arbitrary conditions. Among them are Wajdi al-Ghazzawi, Turad al-Amr, Maha al-Rafidi, and Zana al-Shahri, whose cases reflect a broader pattern of silencing dissenting voices. This intensifying crackdown reached a chilling milestone with the execution […]

In a unified effort, the Departments of State, Justice, and the Treasury have announced a comprehensive initiative to disrupt North Korea’s transnational criminal enterprises, which include activities such as cryptocurrency theft, fraudulent IT work, counterfeit trafficking, and oil smuggling. These operations, often targeting American companies and citizens, directly fund North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction […]

Office of the Spokesperson On the Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict | Press Statement July 24, 2025 The United States is gravely concerned by reports of the escalating fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border.  We are particularly alarmed by reports of harm to innocent civilians.  We express our deepest condolences on the loss of life.  We strongly urge […]

Marking its 30th anniversary, ISA is the world’s authority on the deep-sea beyond national jurisdiction. Washington may have passed an order on deep-sea licensing in international waters earlier this year, but the authority’s chief Leticia Carvalho said the United States, which is not an ISA member, “is going at it alone”. “The rest of the […]