Category: World

The development follows months of hardship and distress for thousands of innocent seafarers and comes on the heels of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States. The large-scale operation will be carried out in cooperation with Iran, Oman, other coastal States, the United States and the maritime industry.  IMO had secured the […]

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, verified 546 incidents across 16 out of Sudan’s 18 states from the beginning of the conflict to mid-April of this year.    At least 838 victims were affected and all but 15 were women and girls, but these figures represent only “the tip of the iceberg”.  The report finds that sexual violence has spread alongside both the conflict and displacement routes […]

“The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces,” said Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. The report refers to the period following Hamas’ invasion of Israel in late 2023, which resulted […]

WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice issued an opinion today finding that certain U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) preferences for “socially disadvantaged” groups unconstitutionally discriminated based on race and sex. The Office of Legal Counsel determined that conservation‑planning programs that authorized USDA to waive user fees for “socially disadvantaged” farmers as defined by race‑ and sex‑based criteria […]

Resolution 2823 (2026) calls upon all relevant stakeholders to cooperate with the UN to facilitate the identification, investigation and prosecution of perpetrators without delay.  The text was put forward by Denmark and Pakistan, two of the Council’s non-permanent members, and supported by more than 150 countries.  Against impunity  Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad of Pakistan introduced the draft on behalf of the two co-sponsors.  He recalled that nearly 4,500 UN blue helmets […]

Two more men have been arrested by the FBI since Friday in a fast-moving FBI investigation of a plot to attack the June 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event at the White House. William Lee Spartacus Falkner was arrested midday Friday, June 19. Falkner is charged by criminal complaint in the Western District […]

The Breaking Barriers: Understanding Educational Exclusion in Crises report by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in crises, paints one of the clearest pictures yet of the growing education emergency unfolding across some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.  Among the children affected, 93 million are entirely out of school. Millions more remain enrolled but are unable […]

We, the Foreign Ministers of like-minded partners (France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, UK), are deeply concerned by reports of a continued assault on El Obeid, despite calls for a halt to the attack and protection of civilians.   Last year, the world witnessed with horror the atrocities in El Fasher –  crimes that are assessed to bear the “hallmarks of genocide”. We must […]

Today, the Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and the attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. This is the first sentencing of defendants affiliated […]

Ms. Rugwabiza commended the Central African people and Government for their “exceptional cooperation” with the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA, which she heads.    She highlighted progress regarding implementation of the political and peace processes, effective extension of State authority and presence across the national territory, protection of civilians and historic elections held in December.  They were the result of sustained efforts by […]