Category: World

Brussels/Beijing, 7 July 2025 – Trade relations between the European Union and China have further deteriorated following Beijing’s announcement of new restrictions on EU medical device imports, intensifying a tit-for-tat dispute over public procurement access. China’s Ministry of Commerce declared on Sunday that it will limit government purchases of EU-made medical devices valued above 45 […]

Warsaw, 7 July 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has voiced serious concern over escalating restrictions on civil society and political dissent in Georgia, citing recent legislation, arrests of opposition leaders, and the prosecution of peaceful protestors as threats to democratic governance. ⚖️ Mounting Pressure on Civil Liberties ODIHR […]

Oslo, 7 July 2025 – U.S. and Iranian negotiators are expected to meet in Oslo, Norway this week to restart nuclear talks, marking the first direct engagement since last month’s U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The meeting, though not officially confirmed by either government, is anticipated to involve White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff […]

Washington, D.C. – 7 July 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House today for a state dinner and strategic discussions amid escalating regional tensions. This marks Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington since Trump took office in January. 🔍 Agenda Highlights The leaders are expected to […]

Brussels, 7 July 2025 – Finance ministers from Ireland, Spain, and Lithuania are vying to become the next President of the Eurogroup, the informal body that coordinates economic policy among the 20 eurozone member states. The election, held by secret ballot, requires a simple majority of 11 votes and will take place during the Eurogroup’s […]

Los Angeles, 5 July 2025 – Federal prosecutors have charged Paul Richard Randall, 66, of Orange, California, with health care fraud for allegedly orchestrating a $270 million scheme to defraud Medi-Cal, California’s public health insurance program, through fraudulent prescription drug reimbursements. 💊 Scheme Overview Between May 2022 and April 2023, Randall and co-conspirators exploited a […]

Tokyo, 6 July 2025 – Japan has experienced an extraordinary surge in seismic activity, with over 1,000 earthquakes recorded in the past two weeks, primarily around the Tokara Islands and southern Kyushu. While tremors are common in Japan, this intense flurry has coincided with a viral prophecy from a 1999 manga, sparking widespread public concern […]

At Tuesday’s regular briefing at the UN Headquarters, in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric relayed warnings from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA), citing urgent concerns across the country. “Across Sudan, we continue to be deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact of the ongoing fighting, which is escalating displacement and driving […]

Are you losing faith in humanity because of everything that is going on right now? If so, that is no surprise. Our habit of “doomscrolling” convinces us that people are inherently self-centred and uncaring. According to the American Psychological Association, many of us are suffering from “headline stress disorder”. We all know from experience that […]

Nawrocki’s narrow victory (50.89%) over Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and candidate of the government coalition, illustrates and reinforces the political polarisation of Poland and the rise of the populist “Trumpist” right in Central and Eastern Europe. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, there has been much speculation about whether Europe’s geopolitical centre […]