Category: World

EU leaders gathered in northern Finland recently for a summit focused on reaffirming the importance of the Arctic region to European security. The meeting, which took place in the city of Rovaniemi, came a month before the EU is expected to release its updated Arctic policy. This will be the first update since 2021, during […]

Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Ellaboudy is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Richland. “As alleged, a U.S. […]

The United Kingdom regrets that Security Council resolution renewing the mandate for the Iran Panel of Experts was vetoed by two permanent members of that council. Panels of Experts play an important role in UN sanctions regimes: They provide expert, independent advice and recommendations to support the effectiveness of sanctions; They monitor and report on […]

When Maricarmen Abascal, a disabled 87 year-old, was evicted from the Madrid home where she had lived for 71 years, hundreds of people gathered outside in an attempt to prevent it. She was eventually forcibly removed from the building, and taken to hospital on a stretcher. Her eviction sparked a wave of protests (still ongoing […]

Three members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL), a violent street gang in Memphis, Tennessee, were sentenced to a total of over 42 years in prison for conspiring and attempting to commit a gang-related murder and firearms violations. “These individuals showed a blatant disregard for public safety by engaging in a gang shooting in the […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Thank you, Secretary General Sinirlioğlu, for presenting the first 2027 Unified Budget Proposal, and for the considerable work this has required from you and your teams. Mr Chair, the agreement of the 2026 Unified Budget was an important achievement. It restored financial certainty and placed the organisation on a more sustainable […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Special Representative Frazier, welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for your address. The United Kingdom strongly supports the United Nations Children and Armed Conflict mandate. Its independent monitoring draws international attention to children affected by war and supports protection, prevention and accountability. The Secretary-General’s latest report makes for troubling […]

Three Italian teenagers – Abdoellah El Makkaoui (16), Frida Tirari (16) and Tommaso Vaninetti (17) – grinned as well-wishers congratulated them and photographers jostled for a shot. As team PlantLeaf, they had just won one of four first prizes at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS 2026). “We are still processing it,” said Vaninetti. […]

New package of sanctions against Russia announced as UK steps up economic pressure ahead of the winter. 31 new measures include sanctioning LNG shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks and perpetrators of civilian torture and child indoctrination.  Action comes as Russia fired over 3,100 jet powered drones into Ukraine in September, outstripping its grim wartime record […]