Category: World

Financial inclusion is a critical aspect of economic development, enabling individuals and businesses to access essential financial services and participate in the economy. However, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and financially excluded demographics face significant barriers to accessing financial services. In this article, we’ll explore the challenges, opportunities, and innovations driving financial inclusion for […]

The latest displacement brings the total number of people uprooted by violence, cyclones and social unrest in Mozambique to nearly 1.3 million, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. The situation is particularly dire in Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by non-state armed groups continue to drive displacement, destroy infrastructure and disrupt recovery efforts. “Thousands […]

Tánaiste warns U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that new trade barriers would harm shared economic interests Tánaiste Simon Harris has written to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, cautioning against the imposition of tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors imported into the United States—two sectors that are critical to Ireland’s economy and central to its bilateral […]

Beijing has denounced the U.S. administration’s decision to revoke Harvard University’s right to enroll foreign students, calling it a politicization of education that will damage the international reputation of the United States. Speaking on behalf of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, spokesperson Mao Ning stated: “China has always opposed the politicization of educational cooperation. The U.S. […]

“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death…”— James A. Garfield, May 30, 1868, Arlington National Cemetery Each spring, […]

Buffalo, NY – A Federal Investigation Leads to Conviction A Lackawanna, New York man has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap and forcibly marry his sister in Yemen, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo of the Western District of New York. Waleed Abughanem, […]

Dozens of children injured, 8 confirmed dead in Balochistan blast as accusations fly across the border “There were screams of children everywhere. It was the only thing you could hear.” The aftermath of a deadly school bus bombing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province has deepened the already fragile tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. The […]

12 civilians dead, including children, after Russia’s largest air assault on Ukraine in three years By Solomon Alaka | Updated May 26, 2025 President Donald Trump on Sunday strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin following a devastating wave of Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine — the largest aerial assault of the war to […]

May 26, 2025 On this International Missing Children’s Day, the world stands in solemn reflection, united by a shared commitment to the countless children whose lives have been abruptly and heartbreakingly altered. Today, we honour not only those who are missing but also the families and communities enduring the profound absence of a child. Each […]

After a two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 19, US president Donald Trump took to social media to declare that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations” towards a ceasefire and an end to the war. He did, however, add that the conditions for peace “will be negotiated between the two […]