Category: World

Today, the United States filed a complaint against Nebraska and joined with the State in filing a proposed consent decree to permanently enjoin Nebraska laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance for illegal aliens. The proposed consent decree, which must still be approved by the court, would resolve the Department’s claims that Nebraska’s laws […]

In 2025, more than 90 per cent of Tuvaluans applied for a visa scheme to obtain residency or citizenship in Australia. Just before that, in 2022, the Government of Tuvalu created the first ‘digital nation’ in the metaverse to preserve its statehood and culture if its physical territory disappears. In these small, isolated island communities, […]

The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture of a mansion located in Beverly Hills, California, alleged to have been purchased and renovated with approximately $30 million in proceeds of a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense […]

The UN Secretary-General welcomed the move, calling it “an important step toward de-escalation and creating critical space for diplomacy and confidence-building between Iran and the United States.” In a statement issued late on Tuesday by his spokesperson, António Guterres urged all sides to “refrain from actions that could undermine the ceasefire” and to engage constructively […]

A Mexican national and high-ranking violent member of the Los Zetas cartel pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges. According to court documents, Daniel Perez Rojas, also known as Cachetes and Cacheton 49, of Mexico, was a high-ranking member of Los Zetas cartel, a drug trafficking organization comprised primarily of former Mexican military officers that […]

“We are not where we would like to be in terms of progress on the roadmap,” said Hanna S. Tetteh, who also heads the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) – a country that remains divided between two rival administrations.  “Some Libyan actors continue to disregard the expectations of the public regarding their participation in political processes, or towards exercising political leadership […]

The way that jobs are designed, organised and managed has a major effect on the health and safety of workers, and, according to the study, – The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for action – the impact is growing, manifesting itself in rising rates of cardiovascular disease and mental disorders, including suicide.  The report’s […]

I will focus on three elements that are central to the current situation in Libya. Firstly economic governance, then sovereign resources, then migrants and refugees, and then I’ll look at the way forward. First, the United Kingdom welcomes the milestone agreement on a unified budget reached on 11 April.  This provides the opportunity to improve economic […]

For years, we’ve been told that “sitting is the new smoking”. It’s a catchy phrase that seems to sum up a very real problem, but it’s also a huge oversimplification. If sitting were always the worst option, we could solve the problem by just standing up, and that is not the case. For millions of […]

The study, published in ‘Nature’, was led by scientists at The Pirbright Institute. It brought together researchers from: the University of Cambridge the University of York the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme National Museums of Kenya It was funded primarily through the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) alongside Kenya’s National Research Fund. The […]