Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships attracted over 90,000 visitors to County Laois, showcasing everything from horse-drawn competition to driverless tractor technology. The event is fast becoming a key gathering point for the broader European farming community.
Canada has welcomed a formal EU proposal to grant Ottawa associate membership status, with PM Mark Carney hailing the potential deal as a democratic lifeline. Formal negotiations are expected to begin within 90 days.
UN aid agencies warned Monday that Sudan’s humanitarian response could collapse due to a severe funding crisis. More than 25 million people are at risk as the world’s worst hunger emergency goes largely unfunded.
UN investigators are demanding an immediate halt to hostilities after US airstrikes on Iran killed civilians in recent weeks. Meanwhile, more than 4,000 people have been displaced in Yemen as the regional crisis deepens.
The European Commission’s energy directorate is grappling with a significant staffing shortage following the latest round of internal transfers. Dozens of experienced officials have moved to other departments, leaving critical policy files understaffed at a pivotal moment for EU energy policy.
The U.S. opened G20 energy talks in Houston Monday promoting “energy abundance” as Trump’s war against Iran drives crude prices to their highest levels in years. Delegations from China, India, Germany and Saudi Arabia face a packed — and deeply tense — agenda.
Houthi rebels claimed a missile and drone strike on a Saudi military base Sunday as renewed fighting across western Yemen killed hundreds and forced more than 40,000 civilians to flee. The escalation has raised fresh fears of a wider regional confrontation with no ceasefire in sight.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon to warn of an enduring Islamist threat and draw a direct link to Iran. His combative remarks marked a sharp departure from the day’s more traditional tone of mourning and remembrance.
Thursday’s Republican midterms convention revealed sharp strategic shifts on immigration, the economy, and Social Security. Here are the four moments that will define the party’s closing argument heading into November.
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for hundreds of millions of children in 2025, with floods, extreme heat, and cyclones turning classrooms into crisis zones. From Papua New Guinea to Bangladesh, a generation is losing an education to a crisis they didn’t create.
