EU Condemns Democratic Backsliding and Human Rights Violations in Georgia

By Liza Mchedlidze Friday, September 26, 2025 The European Union has voiced strong concern over the state of democracy and human rights in Georgia, urging the government to reverse its current course and uphold international commitments. Speaking...

Donald Trump hints at leaving Europe to defend Ukraine alone

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Tuesday was an extraordinary day at...

News The Telegraph Macron formally recognises Palestinian state

Emmanuel Macron told Israel that “nothing justifies the continuation of the war in Gaza” as he formally recognised a Palestinian state at a UN summit in New York. In a much-awaited speech, the French president said: “The time has come to do...

Palestine’s Road to Recognition: Timeline to the United Nations

Rabat — Yesterday, on September 23, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened. Much of its agenda focuses on on resolving Israel’s genocide on Gaza by way of a two-state solution. Earlier this week, ten nations,...

More states should join the groundswell for Palestine recognition at UNGA

The Partition Plan for Palestine, known officially as Resolution 181, was one of the earliest acts of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), passed in 1947. The Assembly was very different then, with just 57 members, compared to 193 today. The plan,...

Global Tide Turns: A Surge in International Recognition for Palestine Amid Israel's Gaza Crisis

Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel announced that the Portuguese government recognized a Palestinian state during a statement ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 21, 2025. (Reuters photo) In a seismic...

Weaker Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after drenching China

The much weaker Tropical Storm Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast towards Vietnam on Thursday after flooding streets and homes in the economic hub of Guangdong province and causing deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines. Ragasa...

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for...

“Total war in Gaza is causing civilian casualties but can’t bring about the end of Hamas,” Macron said in the interview Wednesday. “Factually, it’s a failure.” He said he had been lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump to press Israel again for a...

Bulgaria’s BTA Showcases Growth, Partnerships, and Vision at EANA Forum

Bulgaria’s national news agency BTA showcased growth, partnerships, and vision at the annual conference of the European Association of News Agencies (EANA) taking place in Athens September 24-26. BTA has agreements with 22 European agencies from...

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza, say officials

Israel has struck houses and tents in central and southern Gaza, crushing families inside and killing at least 17 Palestinians, including 10 children and three women, local health officials said, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued...

Forgotten Faultlines of a Hollow Recognition

On the day the world recognized a Palestinian state I made my way, together with photographer Alex Levac, to a remote Palestinian village in the eastern part of the West Bank. The day before, settlers from the new illegal outposts in the vicinity...

WATCH: Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas addresses U.N. General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Speaking over video after the United States revoked his visa, the Palestinian leader told world leaders Thursday that his people reject the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and pledged that the militant group would have no role in...

US pushes 21-point Gaza plan with ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal, new administration: Report

According to the outlet, Trump told participants at a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that the war must end urgently, warning that each day it continues, Israel becomes increasingly isolated internationally. Axios...

Starmer's dismal ratings will make the Labour conference a less-than-happy affair

There’s a well-worn phrase attributed to Napoleon. He suggested that we are all ambitious and "every private soldier carries the baton of a marshal in his knapsack”. Napoleon was probably talking, as political leaders tend to do, about himself....

Haircare mistakes people make when moving to the UAE

When moving to the UAE permanently, once you’ve ticked off the big things you need to sort out, such as house, job and a school for the children, a little further down the line thoughts will turn to personal care. Those coming to the region with...

Palestinian president says ready to work with Trump for two-state peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to work with world leaders to implement a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians announced by France on Monday. Speaking via video at the UN General Assembly, Abbas reiterated his...

At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for ceasefire

At least 17 people were killed Thursday in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York,...

Recognition Is Here But, Realization Still Seems Miles Away

Recognition...formal & official acknowledgement of Palestine Statehood. Realization... achievement of Palestine independence. Introduction The question of Palestine "Statehood" for long has been a contentious issue with United States of America...

Hezbollah has 'zero' incentive to give up arms, says Trump envoy Tom Barrack

US envoy Tom Barrack has vented the Trump administration's frustration with Lebanon and its failure to disarm Hezbollah, but said the group had "zero" incentive to lay down their weapons when they are under fire from Israel. In the months since...

See All the Royals at the UN General Assembly

The week of the UN General Assembly is always a chaotic one in New York City, often synonymous with two words for locals: gridlock traffic. But this year’s global event was especially momentous being the 80th session and anniversary of the...