Category: World

June 24, 2025 – The Hague, Netherlands – Heads of state and government from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet in The Hague on Tuesday for a high-level summit aimed at reinforcing transatlantic unity and addressing key security challenges. The meeting, hosted by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, comes ahead of the formal […]

June 24, 2025 – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, ending 12 days of escalating hostilities that threatened to destabilize the wider Middle East. The conflict, marked by Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and retaliatory attacks by Iran, displaced millions in Tehran […]

Khadijah Solomon, a former deputy sheriff with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), has been arraigned on federal charges for using excessive force against three detainees and attempting to cover up the misconduct by falsifying official reports. The charges stem from three separate incidents in which Solomon allegedly repeatedly used a Taser on male detainees […]

Late on Saturday night, local time, the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, marking its open participation in the conflict between Iran and Israel. The US says it fired 30 submarine-launched missiles at the sites in Natanz and Isfahan, as well as dropping more than a […]

Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and Houthi rebels, with populations in the south of the country now facing a growing food insecurity crisis. A partial update released Monday by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system – which ranks food […]

DR Congo: Ceasefire Collapses Amid Intensified Clashes in South Kivu Renewed fighting erupted between M23/AFC rebels and the Wazalendo militia in eastern DR Congo, violating a ceasefire aimed at supporting Doha peace talks. Clashes since June 18 have spread across South Kivu’s Walungu, Kabare, and Kalehe territories. Civil society groups report panic and displacement, with […]

SHERMAN, Texas – June 2025Five individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for orchestrating a complex fraud and money laundering conspiracy that defrauded more than 100 victims of at least $17 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas. The scheme involved romance scams, investment fraud, business email compromise […]

Father of two had applied for green card before deportation A Donegal man has been deported from the United States after living there for 15 years, highlighting growing concerns among undocumented immigrants under renewed immigration enforcement policies. The 40-year-old, who ran a small construction business near Boston, was removed from the U.S. over the weekend. […]

Berlin begins evacuations from Israel as diplomatic efforts with Tehran falter Berlin – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Iran to pursue negotiations with the United States and Israel following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. His appeal comes as other European leaders—including French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister […]

DUBLIN — Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris announced overnight that three Irish citizens and their dependents, including two children, were safely evacuated from Iran. The group is now en route home after arriving at a supportive transit hub. This successful mission follows the evacuation of 15 Irish citizens and dependents […]