Category: World

In March 2025, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a leading accreditation body, revised its guiding principles. This included removing the phrase “diversity and inclusion” from its accreditation standards and replacing it with the more neutral “community and connectedness”. The decision emerged amid a shifting legal and political climate in the United States, […]

Juba, April 12, 2025 — The Government of South Sudan has denied a request by the European Union’s Special Representative to the Horn of Africa, Dr. Annette Weber, to visit First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, who remains under house arrest in the capital, Juba. Dr. Weber’s mission to South Sudan on April 10, conducted […]

The Hague, April 11, 2025 — Sudan has petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to impose emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing it of aiding genocide in Darfur by supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The case, filed under the Genocide Convention, marks the latest international effort to address atrocities […]

WASHINGTON—Today, the Justice Department announced that it has acted to end the state of Illinois’ unlawful minority-only scholarship program.  After the Justice Department threatened to file suit, the state and six universities suspended the program. On March 31, 2025, the Justice Department found that an Illinois scholarship program unconstitutionally discriminated on the basis of race […]

The United States is expediting production of the B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb—an advanced weapon with a yield of up to 360 kilotons, approximately 24 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Developed at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the B61-13 is designed as part of the U.S. nuclear […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic today to express his deepest condolences following the roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.  The tragic incident resulted in a significant loss of life, including several U.S. citizens.  Our hearts […]

Hostilities in the Gaza Strip resumed mid-March following the collapse of the ceasefire and Israel’s border closure. As it enters its sixth week, the denial of aid into the enclave has left more than 2.1 million Gazans trapped without access to food, drinking water, and basic services. Israel in recent weeks has ramped up its […]

11 April 2025 | Chicago, USA | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister of State Martin Heydon concludes his U.S. trade mission today with a visit to Irish-founded companies operating in Chicago and the broader Midwest region, highlighting the strength of Ireland’s agri-food and enterprise footprint in the United States. The visit, organised […]

11 April 2025 | Department of Defence | Athlone, Ireland Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has officially opened a state-of-the-art €1.4 million helicopter hangar at Custume Barracks in Athlone, home to Ireland’s Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) operated by the Air Corps. The new facility marks a critical upgrade in national air ambulance infrastructure, […]