The Irish government’s unwavering commitment to housing and feeding an unprecedented influx of migrants in the wake of a severe housing and cost of living crisis has brought the Irish electorate to boiling point. It has many similarities to the migrant crisis
As the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears, NATO allies once again pledged this week to send more defense systems, ammunitions, artillery and tanks in an effort to defeat Russia, but one top defense official said victory for Ukraine
A North Carolina man developed an “uncontrollable Irish accent” until his death after being treated for prostate cancer, according to research published in the British Medical Journal. The patient, who was only identified as a man in his 50s, was presumably afflicted
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday was awarded an “honorary professor” title at China’s elite Peking University during a high-profile state trip. University secretary Hao Ping awarded Raisi for his efforts strengthen ties between the two countries, according to Mehr News Agency,
The number of official islands in Japan is expected to double from 6,852 to 14,125 after the government conducted the first survey since 1987 of its territorial waters, according to Kyodo News. Japan, a mountainous nation with a land mass of about
The United Nations launched a $1 billion appeal Thursday to help 5.2 million survivors of the most devastating earthquake in Turkey’s modern history, two days after starting a $397 million appeal to help nearly 5 million Syrians across the border in the
The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela met on their border Thursday to sign an agreement designed to improve trade between the two countries and lift import duties on dozens of manufactured goods. The deal comes as relations between the two countries improve
Cubans with relatives already in Mexico will be eligible for new expedited applications for Mexican visas, the country’s Foreign Relations Department announced Wednesday. BORDER PATROL IN MIAMI ENCOUNTER 88 CUBAN MIGRANTS ON 5 BOATS IN FLORIDA KEYS AHEAD OF NEW YEAR Special
Iran is believed to be housing the “uncontested” new leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization a report by the U.N. said this week. Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer and prominent member of the insurgent group with a $10
Three Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an explosive vest, state media reported, as security forces remain on high alert for sectarian attacks. The soldiers were carrying out a raid on a suspected IS cell in
A boat carrying 71 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh landed Thursday in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, local officials said. Fifteen-year-old Shorif Uddin, who was on the boat with his parents, said two or three people