Category: World

Vered Berman grew up in West Jerusalem, has lived in Berlin for 22 years, and has been committed to peace since her youth. In 2003, she lost her mother in a Hamas suicide bombing. Twenty years later, she wrote a letter to the attacker’s family. In this interview with Kontrast, she shares what moved her […]

On July 27, 2025, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a landmark trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. The deal, reached during a high-stakes meeting in Turnberry, Scotland, averts a looming trade war and reshapes the transatlantic economic relationship. 📜 Core Provisions of the Agreement […]

Secretary Rubio’s Phone Call with Thai Foreign Minister Maris July 27, 2025 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa to urge the Thai government to deescalate tensions immediately and agree to a ceasefire with Cambodia over the ongoing border dispute.  Secretary Rubio reiterated […]

Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from the country’s mainly Muslim Seleka population – during the 2013-14 civil war. They were found guilty “beyond any reasonable doubt” of leading and facilitating attacks on civilians in the capital, Bangui, […]

Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution. Non-governmental organisations, academics and industry lobbyists will also be in the room. They will all be hoping to influence what could be the world’s first truly global agreement […]

Colleagues, the world has rallied around President Trump’s call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed. And we echo that call once again today. Yet week after week, night after night, we see the number of Russian assaults grow. June was the deadliest month yet, and July is on track to be even […]

The United States condemns the Hong Kong government’s July 25 announcement of new arrest warrants and bounties targeting 15 additional overseas activists, including U.S.-based individuals.  The extraterritorial targeting of Hong Kongers who are exercising their fundamental freedoms is a form of transnational repression. We will not tolerate the Hong Kong government’s attempts to apply its […]

  Life sciences – the study of living systems, from cells to ecosystems – are central to our health, environment and economy. Europe has long been a leader in life sciences, backed by a strong knowledge base and scientific excellence. But it is now losing ground to other global players in turning research into real-world […]

On July 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order titled “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government”, directing federal agencies to procure only “neutral, nonpartisan” artificial intelligence models. The order defines “woke AI” as models influenced by diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles, including references to systemic racism, intersectionality, and gender […]

Nestled in the southern Mediterranean, off the south-east coast of Tunisia, lies the island of Djerba. With a rich cultural and religious history, it has been a crossroad of many civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs, and is home to many unique architectural sites. These include the Sedouikech underground mosque, St Joseph’s Church […]