Category: World

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39 billion Affordable Housing Programme, marking the largest investment in social and affordable housing in the UK in half a century. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, forms part of the Government’s broader strategy to tackle the national housing crisis. The programme includes an […]

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) today filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of New York’s “Climate Change Superfund Act,” which imposes $75 billion in liability on foreign and domestic energy companies for their alleged past contributions to climate change. The complaint was filed in May, along […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially launched its Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region, backed by a NZD 7.5 billion (USD 4.4 billion) investment aimed at expanding cloud infrastructure across New Zealand. The initiative marks one of the largest technology investments in the country’s history. The new AWS Region includes three Availability Zones and is expected to […]

Syria has officially exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil from the port of Tartus, marking its first known oil shipment in 14 years. The deal, confirmed by the Syrian Ministry of Energy, was made with B Serve Energy, a firm linked to global trader BB Energy. The oil was transported aboard the Nissos Christiana […]

A catastrophic landslide has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in the village of Tarasin, located in Sudan’s South Darfur region, following days of intense rainfall. The disaster struck on August 31, flattening the entire community in the Marra Mountains, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area. Initial reports […]

The UK Government has announced £1 million in emergency funding to support victims of the recent 6.0-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which has claimed over 800 lives and injured thousands. The aid will be delivered through trusted international partners to ensure it does not reach the Taliban administration. The funding will be split between the […]

The Philippines has recorded a sharp increase in births among girls aged 10 to 14, prompting renewed debate over sex education in the predominantly Catholic nation. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, live births in this age group rose from 2,411 in 2019 to 3,343 in 2023—a 38% increase. Health experts and child rights advocates […]

Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy for the humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent visit to Sudan and neighbouring Chad – a critical entry point for aid and a haven for some 850,000 people who have fled fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.  The war […]

Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, is attending an Informal Meeting of the General Affairs Council in Copenhagen, where EU ministers and representatives from candidate and potential candidate countries are discussing the future of Europe and the path to enlargement. Ahead of the meeting, Minister Byrne highlighted Ireland’s continued support […]