Category: World

The Justice Department has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to enjoin Florida-based return preparers Cedric Reid, Juan Santana, and Reid’s business, Advance Tax Group Inc. (Defendants) from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Defendants’ offices are located in Daytona Beach and Ocala, Florida, the […]

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said he was “appalled that – on top of the already severe impacts of the conflict – the rights of the Iranian people continue to be stripped from them.” At least 21 people have been executed and more than 4,000 arrested on national security-related charges since […]

In June 2018 I had the opportunity to visit Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In a large bookshop in the city centre – beneath the inquisitorial gaze of the ever-present portraits of the dictator Alexander Lukashenko – I asked the bookseller for one of the volumes of Svetlana Alexievich’s collected works. The Russian publisher Vremya […]

Current list of designated persons for Sudan UK Sanctions List: Sudan Designated persons include sanctioned individuals and entities. Notices Sanctions Notice, Sudan, 25 February 2026 (PDF, 202 KB, 7 pages) Sanctions Notice, Sudan: 5 February 2026 (PDF, 166 KB, 7 pages) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office notices issued from 28 January 2026 about additions, revocations/delistings […]

The EU formally unblocked a €90 billion (£78 billion) loan for Ukraine on April 23 after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their opposition. This move came over a week after defeat in parliamentary elections brought the 16-year tenure of Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, to an end. He will be replaced by Péter Magyar of the […]

The last major UN climate conference (COP30 in Brazil) broke up without a breakthrough agreement on phasing out coal, oil and gas – but there were many positive developments, including commitments to boost financing for climate action, provide money for adaptation and fight climate disinformation. The issue of the transition to a low-carbon global economy […]

The British embassy in Slovakia 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 embassy or consulate can offer. Family and friends can contact: the British embassy in Slovakia the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in […]

In a typical conversation today, it is not difficult to sense when someone has stopped listening. Their attention shifts, their response arrives too quickly, or their eyes drift toward a screen waiting nearby. The exchange continues, but something essential has already been lost. We speak more than ever across platforms, devices, and digital spaces. But […]

In Ranerou, north-east Senegal, locals and environmental experts are working side by side to improve livelihoods and farming conditions, and protect the region’s biodiversity. They are planting and managing trees to improve soil quality and excavating and reinforcing a local pond to help it hold more rainwater.  The work is taking place at one of […]

Addressing the agency’s governing body in Rome on Tuesday, Director-General Qu Dongyu said the closure of key maritime routes is disrupting energy supplies, fertilizer flows and agricultural inputs, with potentially far-reaching consequences. “Peace and stability are prerequisites for food security, and the right to food is a basic human right,” he stressed. The Strait of […]