Category: World

Some skiers experience lightheadedness and disorientation while skiing downhill. Common symptoms include dizziness, fatigue, and in more severe cases, vomiting. This little-known condition, known as ski sickness, is akin to motion sickness and seasickness. Here’s what we know. At the start of this year’s ski season, the weather conditions were poor. It was a “white […]

A Brighton man was imprisoned for offences against six victims, including rape, sexual abuse and assault. Shane Gibbs, 35, was convicted of 15 counts following a trial including rape and other serious sexual and violent offences and sentenced to life with a minimum term before being eligible for parole of 18 years and 299 days […]

The Justice Department today announced the leadership team and membership of Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7), an initiative that will seek justice for the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel and address the ongoing threat posed by Hamas and its affiliates. “The barbaric Hamas terrorists will not win—and there […]

The global economy faces heightened risks in the coming years, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In its latest Steering through Uncertainty report, the OECD has downgraded its global GDP growth projections by 0.2% since its previous update, citing a slowdown driven largely by trade tensions, particularly the tariff policies of […]

Historically, discussions surrounding the EU’s “twin” green and digital transitions have focused on mitigating the transitions’ negative impacts on workers – whether from technological disruptions or climate policies – rather than proactively shaping the future of work. Last year’s widespread farmer protests – which took aim at environmental regulations, among other things – demonstrated that […]

Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in November 2013. Held for years and tortured, there were falsely declared dead in 2018 “years after they disappeared,” Mr. Dabbagh told the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which meets at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG). Arbitrary […]

VIENNA, 17 March 2025 – Independent media are essential in providing factual, unbiased reporting that counters propaganda, promotes informed public debate and ensures accountability, OSCE leaders said at the opening of a two-day conference to discuss the role of media in conflict and humanitarian crises against the background of international law today. Organized by the 2025 Finnish […]

March 17 marks Saint Patrick’s Day, a celebration of Ireland’s patron saint that has evolved from a solemn religious observance into a global festival of culture, unity, and joy. This day commemorates the death of Saint Patrick in 461 AD, who, after being kidnapped by pirates at 16 and later returning to Ireland as a […]

QUESTION:  Let’s get straight to it this morning with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who joins us from Miami, Florida.  Mr. Secretary, for our audience, just to explain, this Red Sea area is a really important transit point for global shipping.  The Houthis out of Yemen have been disrupting transit there for some time.  President […]

VIENNA/HELSINKI, 17 March 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 17 and 18 March, where she will meet with high-level officials and discuss security issues in the country and across the region. Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen will meet with Foreign Minister Elmedin Konaković and the Members […]