Category: World

A powerful and shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck the Balıkesir province in western Turkey on August 10, 2025, triggering widespread concern across the region. The tremor occurred at 19:53 local time (16:53 UTC) near the town of Sındırgı, at a depth of approximately 10–11 km, intensifying its surface impact. 📍 Seismic Details […]

Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast Bangladesh, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Floods arrive quickly and suddenly and can last for weeks. They disrupt life, displace families and cut off access to services. For the over 670,000 women of reproductive age living in the area, increasingly extreme weather events […]

Economic Outlook Africa’s economic momentum continues to strengthen in 2025, with the African Development Bank projecting GDP growth of 4.1%, rising to 4.4% in 2026. The continent is home to 12 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies, underscoring its rising global economic significance. Infrastructure & Investment Developments Significant infrastructure and investment initiatives are underway across […]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris TD, has called on members of the Irish diaspora and those recently returned to Ireland to participate in the Global Irish Survey, a key initiative informing the Government’s forthcoming Diaspora Strategy. The survey marks the first of its kind and is designed to capture the […]

On 9 August 2025, Nagasaki commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing that claimed approximately 74,000 lives, three days after the attack on Hiroshima. At 11:02 a.m., the exact moment the bomb was dropped by a U.S. aircraft in 1945, the city observed a minute of silence, accompanied by the ringing of a restored […]

Global food commodity prices climbed to their highest level since February 2023, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO’s Food Price Index averaged 130.1 points in the latest reading, marking a two-year high. The increase was primarily driven by sharp rises in vegetable oil and meat prices, which more than […]

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State HomeOffice of the Spokesperson Press Releases… Peace Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan: August 8, 2025 The United States celebrates today’s historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Trump brought these parties together and brokered a deal that ends decades of conflict. This is an opportunity for both countries to […]

“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam [displacement camp], armed people would threaten them while they were in flight, saying sure, ‘Flee, go to that place, run here, run there, we will follow you, we will find you’,” said Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, a Protection Officer for the UN refugee agency, […]

📍 Washington, D.C. — August 2025 President Donald J. Trump convened a landmark peace summit at the White House, welcoming Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for high-level negotiations aimed at resolving longstanding tensions between their nations. 🤝 Diplomatic Breakthrough The summit marks a significant diplomatic effort to address the decades-long […]

Somewhere between hero and hustler, family man and philanderer, king and con artist, Odysseus is one of ancient literature’s most complex figures. In the Iliad, he is the mastermind behind the Trojan horse. In Homer’s Odyssey, he is the protagonist of a ten-year journey home – one that sees him encounter gods, monsters, temptations and […]