”You know, these workers are there to save someone else’s life, and they must not pay the price with their own lives.” Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross...
Tom Barrack on the power of diplomacy
Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack described diplomacy as a continuous effort to replace conflict with dialogue, pointing to Syria as a real-time test of “event...
EU moves to tighten rules on harmful pollutants: The invisible danger of ‘forever chemicals’
They are known as "forever chemicals": synthetic compounds that resist breakdown in the human body and the environment. Also known as PFAS, there are thousands of them, and you might not even realise that you...
Europe welcomes Hormuz Strait reopening • FRANCE 24 English
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday hosted a video conference with their European allies to discuss the possible deployment of a multinational force to the Strait of Hormuz...
US-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire raises key questions
Analysts say the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is a temporary pause, not a lasting peace deal, as key questions remain over enforcement, Hezbollah’s disarmament, and Israel’s illegal invasion in the south...
Starmer: Opening the Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global necessity and responsibility’.
Keir Starmer has welcomed the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait was "completely open" for the "remaining period of ceasefire" this afternoon...
Are Pakistan’s ports benefiting from the war in Iran? | DW News
Pakistan is hosting key ceasefire talks between the US and Iran, and it may also be an unlikely winner of the war. Disruptions to shipping routes in the Gulf are forcing cargo ships to reroute to Pakistani ports. Can...