Category: World

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 […]

Brussels — The European Union has issued urgent calls for restraint and a return to diplomacy following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which marked a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. The strikes came in response to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, launched after Tel Aviv carried out a major […]

The ambush took place on Friday along the Birao-Am Dafock axis in the volatile Vakaga Prefecture, in northeastern CAR, close to the border with conflict-hit Sudan. According to the stabilization mission, MINUSCA, the patrol was targeted by “unidentified armed elements” in the locality of Am-Sissia. Attack may be a war crime In a statement released […]

Prominent opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky among 14 released following talks with Lukashenko MINSK — Belarus released 14 political prisoners on Saturday, including prominent opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky, following a meeting between President Alexander Lukashenko and U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, who serves in that role under President Donald J. Trump. The […]

After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision. Early Sunday, US warplanes and submarines struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, where the Iranians have a uranium enrichment plant buried about 80 metres beneath a mountain. These strikes have […]

Today, the United States is sanctioning eight entities and one individual, and identifying one vessel as blocked property, for their involvement in the procurement and shipment of proliferation-sensitive machinery from China for Iran’s defense industry.  The sanctioned entities and individuals supported the shipment of sensitive machinery for U.S.-designated Rayan Roshd Afzar Company (RRA) and Towse […]

June 21, marks the 42nd birthday of Prince William, the Prince of Wales, a royal whose life has been defined by public service, environmental advocacy, and a steadfast commitment to duty. Born in 1982 to King Charles III and the late Princess Diana, Prince William has grown up in the public eye. From his early […]

While many European cities struggle with rising rents and increasing housing shortages, Vienna manages to maintain more stable conditions in international comparison. Affordable housing, high architectural standards, and a wide range of publicly subsidized housing options ensure that a large portion of Vienna’s population—regardless of income—has access to high-quality housing. Although Vienna is not without […]

Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx and a pioneer of modern logistics, has died at the age of 80, the company confirmed on June 21. Smith transformed the global shipping industry with his revolutionary idea of overnight express delivery, turning a college term paper into FedEx — now a multibillion-dollar logistics powerhouse operating in over […]