Category: World

An Istanbul-based independent radio station has gone off air after Turkey‘s radio and television watchdog canceled its terrestrial broadcast license, months after it was suspended over comments made by a guest on the genocide of Armenians. “With its 30th broadcasting anniversary only a month away, this news has been the latest blow to freedom of […]

The following is the joint statement released by the Vice Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Korea and Japan and the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States. Begin Text: The 1st Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Kim Hong Kyun, the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America […]

In Europe, well over 50% of workers experience symptoms of burnout. This global phenomenon is reflected in the US, where around 52% of workers also experience this syndrome. The primary stage of becoming burnt out is known as emotional exhaustion, which can decrease productivity and have a massive impact on workers’ health. However, if employers […]

President, the UK supported the call for this meeting today, to discuss the urgent steps needed to address an ever-growing humanitarian tragedy in Gaza. The situation in northern Gaza is harrowing. Approximately 400,000 Gazans have been ordered to evacuate the north and move southwards to the IDF designated humanitarian zone. Many of these people will already […]

Office of the Spokesperson HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha October 15, 2024 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha today to reaffirm the United States’ enduring […]

  “Don’t miss a single screening – not even by a month,” says Maria, vice-president of a volunteer cancer support group in her workplace in Brussels. Maria was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 at the age of 38 through a routine check. “I was on sickness leave for a year and required heavy surgery. I […]

Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience sound almost like miracles: neurostimulation techniques that help paralysed patients to walk again, or an implant that could help restore vision to the blind.  These are just two of the many results of the landmark Human Brain Project (HBP), a 10-year-long EU-funded research initiative that has significantly increased science’s understanding of the […]

All workers deserve good jobs and laws that protect them while on the job. But many employers require employees to sign contracts that restrict their ability to pursue their labor law rights. These coercive contracts can violate the laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor. Here in the Office of the Solicitor, we too […]

Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not just the future of democracy in America, but arguably the future of the post-World War II international order. Transatlantic relations are the beating heart of this order. They were […]

Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. At least four people were burned to death, and scores of others, including women and children, suffered severe burns. Just hours earlier, another strike on a school turned shelter in Nuseirat killed […]