Category: World

Slovak society is in shock after a 71-year-old man fired five shots at the prime minister, Robert Fico, while he was greeting a small crowd after a meeting. Some members of the coalition government immediately blamed the opposition and the media for encouraging anger towards Fico, who has been implementing reforms that threaten media and […]

Linked to South Africa’s ongoing case accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention), the new request, filed on 10 May, asked the ICJ to order Israel to “immediately withdraw and cease its military operations in the Rafah governate”. Gilad Noam […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul today.  Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cho emphasized the ironclad U.S.-ROK Alliance and the importance of close bilateral cooperation on global issues.  Foreign Minister Cho shared insights from his recent travel to […]

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico remains in a serious condition after an assassination attempt on May 15. He was shot multiple times at close range after coming out of a meeting at a cultural centre in the town of Handlová. A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. The 59-year-old Fico has been […]

According to the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls on Tuesday with Lt-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the rival Rapid Support Forces. Diplomatic approach Mr. Türk urged them both to act immediately […]

A recent series of engagements between the United States and Nigeria highlights the value of partnership between the world’s two most populous presidential democracies.  Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf M. Tuggar have made progress on implementing mutual economic, governance, and security priorities through the April 29-30 U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission in Abuja, […]

Dana Abuqamar, a Palestinian law student studying at the University of Manchester, had her student visa revoked by the UK’s Home Office, according to multiple media reports from the last week. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Abuqamar claimed that the Home Office revoked her visa as she was a “national threat” after she stated she […]

Administrator Samantha Power will travel to Morocco from May 19-22 to underscore the United States’ commitment to deepening relations with one of its oldest allies. During her trip, Administrator Power will meet with government officials, partner organizations, youth, and local communities. The Administrator will highlight how USAID is partnering with local organizations in Morocco to […]

With poor relations among our leaders and turmoil in many countries and their universities, the October 7 atrocities seem to be forgotten by some. Maybe it’s time for an additional message: How about an economic and Torah message? Here is a plan we call the Joseph Accords. History teaches us how the war between Israel […]

In late 2019, physicist Dr Lorenzo Pattelli was part of an Italian-Chinese scientific team working on a cooling technology that is fast gaining attention as the Earth gets hotter from climate change. Called passive daytime radiative cooling, or PDRC, the technology uses engineered materials to reflect away the sun’s radiation. The idea is that, amid […]