U.S. warns that Israel risks ‘strategic defeat’ unless it protects civilians in Gaza
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has warned Israel that it risks “strategic defeat” unless it protects Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
In a sign of growing...
An American warship and multiple commercial vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea
The attack on US maritime vessels potentially marks a major escalation in a series of attacks in the Middle East, linked to the ongoing...
Why Learning to Fail Can Teach Us to Thrive: FT Business Book of the Year
The Financial Times and Schroders today announced that Amy Edmondson is the winner of the 2023 Business Book of the Year Award for Right...
Global Leaders Highlight Russia’s Violation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
The heads of state and government, in particular, Latvia, Switzerland, Estonia, Belgium, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, the USA, Bulgaria, the UK,...
Gaza’s main Public library and dozens of hospitals destroyed in Israeli bombing
Authorities in Gaza announced on Monday that the pause in fighting has revealed that Gaza City’s main public library was among the many civilian...
Israel and the occupied territories: Suffering for civilians continues as hostilities resume
Civilians have overwhelmingly borne the brunt of the hostilities in Gaza and Israel so far. Following the resumption of fighting, the International Committee of...
Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians vowed to stay...
Joint Communiqué from the Seventh Annual African Union-United Nations Conference
On 28 November 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat convened the seventh African Union-United...
History teaching challenged by limited time, curriculum overload and teaching pressures
The first general report by the Council of Europe Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE), released in Strasbourg today, highlights teachers' concerns that...
Pentagon says it has no money for Middle East buildup
The Defense Department has ordered an additional aircraft carrier strike group, air defenses, fighter jets and hundreds of troops to the Middle East since...