Category: World

Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, relies on a global network of procurement operatives, facilitators, and suppliers to acquire and transport dual-use components and equipment needed to develop and deploy advanced weapons systems, which they use to threaten commercial shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.  Today, the United States is sanctioning two individuals and […]

According to US intelligence officials, Iran is attempting to influence Donald Trump’s presidential campaign through secret online efforts due to fears that his presidency would “worsen Iranian relations with the US,” The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Iran is reportedly using a network of fake online social media accounts and propaganda to spread disinformation in […]

When you go to the hospital and get a blood test, the results are put in a dataset and compared with other patients’ results and population data. This lets doctors compare you (your blood, age, sex, health history, scans, etc) to other patients’ results and histories, allowing them to predict, manage and develop new treatments. […]

What is engineering biology? Engineering biology is recognised as a transformative technology and one of the UK’s five critical emerging technology priorities. This technology is defined as the design, scaling and commercialisation of biology-derived products and services that can transform sectors or produce existing products more sustainably, including for example the development of mRNA vaccines […]

More than 50 people in three villages in East Sepik province – Tamara, Tambari and Agrumara – were reportedly killed following an alleged land dispute on 17 July. Nearly 200 people have found refuge in the town of Angoram and displaced families are living in six temporary care centres, the UN country team (UNCT) said […]

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), five gathering sites and reception centres in the provincial capital Kassala town and Gharb Kassala are among those impacted. More than 10,000 IDPs who fled fighting in neighbouring Sennar state have been affected. Flooding has also been reported in Aj Jazirah, East Darfur […]

It is time for the 2024 Olympic Games, and as such, all eyes are on Paris, where the world’s greatest athletes compete for glory in all manner of diverse sporting events. This includes soccer. For certain readers of ours with longstanding preconceptions of what constitutes an exciting and entertaining sport and no such love towards […]

Lomé, Togo – On July 12, 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Togo, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection, German Embassy, and United States Embassy in Togo, handed over materials and equipment for the Pogno and Tamong border posts. This collaboration is part of the implementation of the […]

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where FCDO advises against travel.  Areas where FCDO advises against travel FCDO continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon. If you are currently in Lebanon, we encourage you to leave, while commercial options remain available. For further […]

Special Representative Penny Pritzker traveled to Ukraine on July 29 to meet senior Ukrainian officials to discuss ways to further increase private sector investment and jumpstart Ukraine’s economy. While in Ukraine, she met with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister Svyrydenko, Minister of Digital Transformation Fedorov, Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin, and […]