Category: World

Bearing witness to the profound consequences of violence and injustice for a long period of time can deeply fracture communities, resulting in collective trauma. But, where there is oppression, a determined resistance will always rise to challenge it. One such example is the unyielding battle Sicilians have waged against the mafia. Despite facing the overwhelming […]

The United States and the eight Nordic and Baltic nations of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden held the Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (EPINE) Dialogue May 20-21 in Stockholm, Sweden. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Douglas Jones led the U.S. delegation. The United States and […]

“Every time families are displaced their lives are at serious risk. People are forced to leave everything behind looking for safety. But, there’s no safe zone,” the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on X. Accompanying the alert, images showed families with their belongings piled high on the back of cars […]

The Minnesota Republican Party has endorsed a podcaster running for Senate who has employed conspiratorial rhetoric about “the Jewish lobby.”  Royce White, a former professional basketball player turned right-wing podcaster, won the state party’s endorsement at its convention over the weekend. More than two-thirds of the delegates voted to endorse White, though the state […]

This statement has been issued by the Governments of Japan, Norway, Sweden,Switzerland and the United States    Joint statement by Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States following their visit to the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh    To Rohingya Refugees we say: You are not forgotten    As representatives of government […]

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to New Caledonia Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where FCDO advises against travel. Given ongoing tensions and the current closure of the international airport, we advise against all but essential travel to New Caledonia. Following ongoing […]

“Medical staff inside the hospital reported an attack on 20 May, with snipers aiming at the building and an artillery rocket hitting the fifth floor,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. Some 148 staff and 22 patients and their companions have remained “trapped inside” the hospital since Sunday, the WHO Director-General added, before issuing an […]

One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline said. “Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. We deeply apologize for the traumatic experience […]

Geneva, 14 May – An unprecedented 75.9 million individuals were living in internal displacement at the end of 2023, according to a newly released Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) report. Nearly 47 million new internal displacements, or movements, were registered in the same year, highlighting the urgency to protect internally displaced people and prevent future […]

Minister Ghani embarks on first visit to the Western Balkans at a time of increasing threats to regional peace and stability. As the first UK minister to meet the new Serbian government, she will welcome increasing trade and cooperation in tackling illegal migration, while encouraging a constructive approach to promoting peace and reconciliation with its […]