Category: World

The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in June in Nice, France, dedicated to ocean protection, and another held in Sevilla, Spain, centred on boosting financing for sustainable initiatives. The Sevilla meeting ended with a strong call to action: to urgently address the […]

📍 Dublin, July 12, 2025 — Taoiseach Micheál Martin has issued a formal statement urging calm and constructive engagement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union. The proposed measure, outlined in a letter from President Trump to EU leaders, has raised concerns across […]

📍 London, July 13, 2025 — The British government has unveiled a landmark £500 million ($675 million) Better Futures Fund, aimed at improving outcomes for up to 200,000 vulnerable children across the country. The initiative, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is designed to provide long-term support for children facing challenges such as school absence, mental […]

On June 17, the US senate passed the GENIUS Act, which was seen as a big win for the cryptocurrency sector. The bill aims to regulate a type of cryptocurrency known as “stablecoins”, but a closer look at the law reveals that it could, quite easily, lead to the next global economic crash. To understand […]

Across the five states that make up Darfur, UNICEF data revealed a 46 per cent increase in the number of children treated for SAM in January to May 2025 compared to the same period last year. The rate of acute malnutrition has surpassed emergency levels set by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 9 of […]

📍 Washington, D.C. / Abuja — July, 2025The United States recently imposed a sweeping visa downgrade on Nigeria and 30 other African countries, reducing most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas to single-entry permits valid for three months. The policy shift has sparked widespread concern, with critics arguing that it lacks a clear evidence base and disproportionately […]

📍 London, July 13, 2025 — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical care at a clinic in London, according to a statement released by his longtime media aide Garba Shehu. The announcement was made public on Sunday afternoon. No further details regarding the cause of death […]

The global copper market surged into turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports, triggering the metal’s largest single-day price jump since 1989. The move, revealed during a cabinet meeting and confirmed via Trump’s Truth Social account, sent commodity markets scrambling and raised serious concerns about supply […]

📍 Sydney, July 11, 2025 — A new report by law firm Mills Oakley has revealed that a significant number of Australian superannuation funds are failing to adequately support members transitioning into retirement, despite regulatory obligations under the Retirement Income Covenant (RIC). The Covenant, introduced on 1 July 2022 as part of the Your Future, […]

It’s great to be here today.   As you have heard, I recently marked twenty five years as a member of Parliament and this week one year as Foreign Secretary.  It’s a pleasure to visit your great country following your sixtieth birthday as a nation.  Whenever I’ve come to Singapore and the wider ASEAN region, I’m struck by […]