United States President Joe Biden pledged $2.9 billion to aid in mitigating global food insecurity resulting from the war in Ukraine that has dwindled the global grain supply, as well as other factors. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Biden addressed the worldwide food shortage,[Read More…]

Hurricane Fiona pummeled the island of Puerto Rico over the weekend, dumping over 2 feet of rain and knocking out power to 1.3 million people in the US territory. The storm hit Puerto Rico just after 3PM on Sunday afternoon, cutting off electricity to almost everyone on the island within[Read More…]

The European Parliament have lashed out at Hungary and stated that Hungary is no longer a “full democracy” and the EU will do whatever necessary to bring Hungary back in line with European values. The EU criticized “the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government to undermine European values.”[Read More…]

The International Labor Organisation (ILO) has issued a report which estimates that 50 million people, or one out of every 150 people alive, are either trapped in a forced marriage or doing unpaid labor. This represents an increase of 10 million from the numbers estimated 5 years ago. The ILO[Read More…]

Haarlem, which is a city just outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands, has become the first city in the world to prohibit advertisements for most meat products due to its impact on climate change, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Greenpeace said research they conducted showed that in order to meet the EU target[Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth II, who was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away on Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96 years old. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, which was her summer residence in Scotland. During the Prime Minister’s Questions, both parties passed notes and the leaders of[Read More…]

On Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced trip. This is Blinken’s third visit to Ukraine since their war with Russia started in late February. Blinken took a red-eye flight to Ukraine and on his arrival, met with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, not[Read More…]

Charles III, who has been sworn in as the new king, addressed the United Kingdom on Friday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her Balmoral Residence in Scotland. The speech was broadcasted at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, an event that was[Read More…]

The UN have accused China, in a recent report, of committing serious human rights violations which could be considered “crimes against humanity” in a long-awaited analysis of allegations of human rights violations examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups.  Beijing lambasted the report on Thursday dubbing it[Read More…]

A former housekeeper for Defence Minister Benny Gantz who attempted to pass information to a hacking group with ties to Iran has been jailed by an Israeli court. Omri Goren, 38, accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to three years in prison. The plea deal made with prosecutors that[Read More…]