Category: World

When news articles appeared in 2021 about a slowdown in copper production and concerns about being able to meet future demand for the metal, Dr Anders Wulff became concerned.  As an engineer, Wulff understood better than most people that the current generation of power grids in Europe and elsewhere would be unable to function without […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice. Areas where FCDO advises against all but essential travel Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where […]

Religious education is commonplace in public schools across Europe, and is obligatory in many. In some European countries such as Slovakia, religious bodies are responsible for religious education curricula, and in Bulgaria religious schools follow their own curricula for religious education, which can include teachings that condemn LGBTQIA+ identities. This creates environments where LGBTQIA+ children […]

OWCP processes $48 million each week in compensation payments, enabling claimants to receive the medical care and financial support they need to recover and potentially return to work. But the system we use to manage this, known as the Integrated Federal Employee Compensation System (or iFECS), is nearly 20 years old and in major need […]

Canada said on Monday it will issue visas to 5,000 Gazans, more than it originally pledged, and said it was “horrified” by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that triggered a blaze causing 45 deaths. The visas for Canadians’ relatives living in the enclave represent a five-fold increase from the 1,000 temporary resident visas allotted under […]

Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia from May 28 to 31, 2024. In Finland, Ambassador Fick will meet with Finnish governmentofficials to discuss deepening cooperation on cyber, digital, and technology issues. He will also meet with private sector representatives to discuss promoting secure and trustworthy information and communications technologies (ICTs) globally. In Estonia, Ambassador Fick will give […]

The international court of justice (ICJ) and the international criminal court (ICC) have been heavily involved in the politicking surrounding the conflict in Gaza. As the ICJ hears arguments surrounding accusations of genocide levelled at Israel, the ICC prosecutor recently applied for arrest warrants to be issued for the leaders both of the state of […]

Geneva/ Port Moresby, 28 May – After the devastating landslide that struck Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, on 24 May, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), local authorities, UN and other partners are rapidly mobilizing to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis.    According to the country’s National Disaster Centre, over 2,000 people are buried under […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice. FCDO advises against all travel to Haiti   Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where FCDO […]

Ambassador Steve Lang, U.S. Coordinator for International Information and Communications Policy, and Special Envoy Eileen Donahoe, Coordinator for Digital Freedom, are in Geneva, Switzerland, leading a U.S. interagency delegation for the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event and AI for Good Global Summit May 27-31.  For over twenty years, the outcomes of the World Summit on the […]