Category: World

Since calling this meeting, and accusing the West of escalation, Russia has bombarded Ukrainian cities across fifteen regions, more than half the country, using hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, hypersonic ballistic missiles, glide bombs, and more. Some of these were procured from Iran and DPRK, in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions. Moscow’s intent is […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matt Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell travelled to New Zealand August 30 to co-chair the U.S.-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue, meet with senior government officials, and launch the inaugural Critical and Emerging Technology Dialogue. On August 30, Deputy Secretary Campbell and New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]

    Unemployment is often unexpected and always unsettling, and it can happen for any number of reasons. Take, for instance, the recent devastation from Hurricane Beryl in Texas, or last summer’s widespread wildfires in Hawaii. In both cases, the Department of Labor partnered with states to offer both online and in-person government-operated identity verification […]

Located to the east of Madagascar, the bountiful, volcanic French island of Réunion has sometimes been called a sister to Hawaiian volcanoes because of the similarity in their climate and geographical nature. Those familiar with its seemingly pristine vegetation may be surprised to find out that half of the plants there were introduced by humans, […]

Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said that last month was particularly deadly for Ukrainian civilians, with at least 219 killed and more than 1,000 injured. Since 24 February 2022 – the date of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has documented 11,662 civilian killings […]

Is German history repeating itself? Last May, Reinhard Schramm celebrated his 80th birthday. The leader of the small Jewish community of the German federal state of Thuringia was born almost a year before the end of World War II as a son of a Jewish mother and a Christian father, who remained faithful to his […]

“This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have endangered the lives of WFP’s team in Gaza,” said the UN agency’s Executive Director Cindy McCain, calling on the Israeli authorities and all parties to the conflict to act immediately to ensure the safety and security of all aid […]

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, public broadcaster SRG said on Friday. Basel beat competition from Geneva to host the event in May 2025, which Switzerland will host after singer Nemo won this year’s competition in Malmo, Sweden. Israel came in fifth place, with Eden Golan’s song […]

“Recent calls for the resumption of nuclear testing demonstrate that the terrible lessons of the past are being forgotten – or ignored,” he said. The International Day was established in 2009 by the UN General Assembly to recall the date of the official closing of the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons testing site in today’s Kazakhstan on […]

Australian musician Nick Cave discussed his support for Israel and the Jewish people and explained why he has ignored calls to boycott the country in a Wednesday interview with Reason magazine.  According to Cave, he has an “abiding love” for Israel. He also explained his issue with evoking a cultural boycott, saying that he finds […]