Category: World

Like civilisations, languages rise, fall and disappear. Even in Europe, which strives to uphold its linguistic diversity, dozens of regional languages are on the road to extinction. But the work of experts like Justyna Olko could help to change that. As a teenager in the 1990s, Olko became fascinated by the indigenous cultures of the […]

What would happen if humans dried out the Mediterranean sea, turning it into a giant salt lake? Would its wildlife survive, and if so, how long would it take to recover? Map of Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa project, which aimed to partially empty the Mediterranean in order to gain more land in Europe, an extension of […]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Greater Los Angeles Area office announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against US officials, including officials at the FBI, Secret Service, Attorney General Office, Department of Justice, Secretary of Homeland Security, and more. This complaint is filed in the name of two US citizens […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell travelled to the Kingdom of Tonga from August 27 to 28 to lead the U.S. delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, hosted by Tonga and chaired by the Prime Minister of Tonga, the Hon. Hu‘akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni. Deputy Secretary […]

  A key benefit of EU citizenship is the EU’s principle of free movement of workers. EU rules make it easy for you to work in another EU country and protect your social security rights once you’re there. You don’t need to worry about seeking a work permit in any EU country, whether you live in the […]

Mr. Guterres’s intervention late Wednesday comes amid one of the biggest Israeli Security Forces (ISF) operations in the West Bank in years – the ISF insists against terrorists – with raids, airstrikes including drones that by Thursday had killed 17 people, according to Palestinian media. In a statement, the spokesperson for the UN chief said […]

Deliveries of F-35 jets to the US military have resumed, but the US government is withholding the final $5 million payment for each jet until the completion of the TR-3 technology upgrade, the F-35 Joint Program Office said on Thursday. “We have coordinated the terms and conditions with Lockheed Martin. As a portion of the […]

While super-rich kids make for great TV subjects, their real lives, perspectives and ambitions are often shielded from the public. To learn more about them, we interviewed students at one of the most expensive secondary schools in the world, where fees come to 120,000 Swiss Francs (around €125,000) per year – and followed up with […]

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and her team of ministers on August 28, 2024, in Lima to promote trade and economic opportunities with the United States. He was accompanied by a delegation of U.S. businesses hosted by the Business Council for International […]

For many Europeans, Cyprus and Malta represent a distant Mediterranean paradise. But despite their sunny climate, the two are less able to capitalise on their wealth of sunshine and potential clean energy than one may expect.  One solution has been for these small island nations to partner up with expert research partners from bigger EU […]