Category: World

The impacts of the joint US-Israeli operation against Iran, which began on February 28, will be felt globally in ways that we cannot yet foresee. Financial markets are reacting negatively to the offensive, and the price of Brent crude oil has risen by 25% since the attack began. Iran has also announced that it will […]

WASHINGTON/LONDON/CANBERRA — In a rare show of coordinated diplomatic leniency, the United States has joined a growing coalition of nations—including the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Cyprus—to provide emergency relief for hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by the widening Middle East conflict. As of Thursday, March 5, 2026, these governments have moved to extend […]

  Gender equality concerns us all, and it benefits all. While progress has been made, at the current pace of change, it would take 50 years for the EU to reach full gender equality. Disparities among EU countries also persist.  Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Commission has presented its gender equality strategy for 2026-2030. The strategy embeds gender equality into every aspect of life, […]

The Independent International Fact Finding Mission (FFM) on Iran, which was created by the Council in 2022, said it was deeply concerned about the protection of detainees, in addition to the escalating violence that continues to impact Lebanon and multiple Gulf States. The panel of independent rights experts cited credible reports “that many [prisoners in […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I will start by speaking on behalf of both the United Kingdom and France. At last week’s meeting of this Council, the Russian delegation made a false and dangerous allegation that the United Kingdom and France were planning to provide nuclear weapons and related capabilities to Ukraine. We rejected this accusation […]

DOHA/GENEVA — As the smoke clears from a fifth day of devastating strikes across the Middle East, a profound and unsettling silence has emerged from the world’s traditional corridors of power. While the direct confrontation between the U.S.-Israeli coalition and Iran intensifies, the international community is raising a critical question: Where are the mediators? The […]

The Long Way Home: Emotional Scenes in Dublin as First Repatriation Flight Lands DUBLIN AIRPORT — Relief and exhaustion collided at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 on Thursday, March 5, 2026, as the first government-chartered “mercy flight” touched down, carrying nearly 300 Irish citizens escaped from the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The arrival marks […]

Aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that casualty figures “cannot yet be independently verified” due to limited access.  Schools and markets in several border districts remain closed amid ongoing instability, while mortar fire has forced families to flee villages in northwest Pakistan.  Aid operations in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been temporarily suspended, although assistance continues […]

A correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville was charged in an indictment, unsealed today, with eight counts of deprivation of rights under color of law arising out of his sexual assault of seven female inmates. According to the indictment, between May 2022 and September 2024, Felix Sylvester Wilder, 37, violated the civil rights […]

ZURICH/LONDON — In a transformative move for the global insurance landscape, Swiss heavyweight Zurich Insurance Group officially agreed to acquire UK-based specialty insurer Beazley for approximately $11 billion (£8.1 billion). The deal, finalized on Monday, March 2, 2026, ends months of high-stakes negotiations and establishes a new global powerhouse in the rapidly expanding cyber and […]