Category: World

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Moldova came together today in London for the fifth session of the UK-Moldova Strategic Dialogue, underscoring the strategic nature of the bilateral partnership. The meeting was hosted by the FCDO Director for Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Chris Allan, and involved the participation of the Minister for Europe, […]

I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following participating states, members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and my own country the Netherlands. Dear Ambassador Braathu, We are pleased to see you […]

In accordance with President Trump’s December 18, 2025, Executive Order on Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, the Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced the issuance of an order immediately placing both FDA-approved products containing marijuana and marijuana products regulated by a state medical marijuana license in Schedule III of the […]

Updates to this page Published 9 December 2022 Last updated 23 April 2026 + show all updates 23 April 2026 amended to clarify which DBT teams now lead on trade sanctions licensing. 25 March 2026 Added summary of the regime’s purposes, scope and prohibitions. 12 March 2026 Page updated for better clarity and usability, and […]

Lucia Beccai, an expert in soft robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, had an idea while watching a documentary about elephants. She was amazed by the versatility of their trunks, which can delicately remove a single leaf from a tree and then shift massive logs. That versatility was missing from today’s robots. […]

Updates to this page Published 31 December 2020 Last updated 23 April 2026 + show all updates 23 April 2026 Amended to clarify which DBT teams now lead on trade licensing. 25 March 2026 Added summary of the regime’s purposes, scope and prohibitions. 17 March 2026 Page updated for better clarity and usability, and to […]

Thank you, Chair. Welcome back to the Permanent Council Jan and thank you for your report.    The United Kingdom remains steadfast in its commitment to media freedom around the world, recognising the vital role that journalists play in upholding human rights, supporting accountable governance, and protecting democracy. As the Moldovan President Maia Sandu put it, “Peace cannot survive without information […]

Speaking at the Digital World Conference (DWC): AI for Social Development   – co-organized by the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) – Professor Hinton stressed that rapid advances in AI must be guided more carefully to serve societies – rather than undermine them. “If you ever went out with a car that had no brake, […]

A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, today returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.  The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division filed two forfeiture actions to […]

More than 10 people were reportedly killed, and many others injured, in a drone strike on Tuesday in the town of Um Dukhun in Central Darfur state, according to local sources.  “We strongly condemn this, and all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure,” Mr. Dujarric told journalists in New York.  Meanwhile, insecurity forced some 115 people to flee their homes in a village […]