The European Women’s International Leadership Award (EWILA) 7th edition ceremony took place on November 3, marking a significant moment in the recognition of women leaders worldwide. This year, eight laureates were honoured, representing diverse geographical areas and sectors. They are: Najla Alshami (Yemen/Belgium), Khadija Bendam (Morocco), Violeta Bulc (Slovenia), Nasancia Charles (Jamaica/USA), Klaudia Fliegelova (Slovakia/Italy), Rahwa…
Photo by NEOM on Unsplash The prestigious High Seas Treaty has been declared winner of the 2025 Earthshot Prize in the “Revive Our Oceans” category. The winners were named at an awards ceremony in Brazil, an event attended by The Prince of Wales, who founded the global environmental award in 2020. This is seen as…
Photo by Forest Katsch on Unsplash The test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Base in California on 5 November was aimed not only at verifying the reliability of U.S. strategic deterrent forces, but also carried a political dimension given the current international context. Although the United States regularly conducts such…
Photo by Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash The International Press Association (API-IPA) has expresses deep concern at what it calls the abrupt dismissal of journalist Gabriele Nunziati following a question he posed during the European Commission’s midday press briefing on 13 October. “Journalists ask difficult and inconvenient questions. That’s our job. It’s also still happens to…
Amidst the coverage of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) capturing of El-Fasher in late October, internet users shared a screenshot from Google Earth allegedly showing mass killings in Sudan. The image went viral, with over 15 million views to date. However, France 24, together with Benjamin Strick from the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), have…
Photo by Fabian Joy on Unsplash The Emirates Group has announced a new record half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of US$ 3.3 billion for the first six months of 2025-26, making this the fourth consecutive year of record profitability for the half-year reporting period. After accounting for income tax charges, the Group’s profit after tax is…
Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash When US President Donald Trump announced on 31 October that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had personally asked him for an exemption or transition period from new US sanctions on Russian oil, few in Brussels were surprised. Trump’s refusal, followed by Orbán’s promise to keep trying to convince Washington,…
Photo credit: Octavian Carare A senior Taiwan government minister has become the first to give a speech in a foreign parliament. Speaking on Friday (7 November) Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim gave what has been hailed as an unprecedented address at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s Annual Summit in the European Parliament in Brussels. She…
Evidence is emerging that widely circulated images depicting atrocities in El-Fasher, Sudan, were generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and not authentic documentation of the conflict. The analysis from the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Agence France Presse has been focused on identifying images and footage that have received viral coverage as evidence of misconduct by the…
Photo by Peter Ralphski on Unsplash Aligning with the world to confront climate risks while energizing broad participation to achieve sustainable development. Climate change is rapidly reshaping the global economic structure and risk landscape. Taiwan is not immune to this growing challenge. In the summer of 2025, southern and eastern Taiwan were struck by successive…
