This article is published in association with United Nations. Ninety-four cent of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents need shelter as Israeli gunfire and strikes continue inside the enclave, UN agencies and peacekeepers warned on Thursday. Key points More than four out of five families currently face critical or catastrophic living conditions, which lack fuel, energy and essential […]Middle East: 94 per cent need shelter in Gaza, Israel ramps up demolitions in Lebanon
August 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ninety-four cent of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents need shelter as Israeli gunfire and strikes continue inside the enclave, UN agencies and peacekeepers warned on Thursday. Key points More than four out of five families currently face critical or catastrophic living conditions, which lack fuel, energy and essential […]The clean energy transition needs land. Can it help restore it too?
August 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it? At a UN desertification conference this week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, experts at a side-event examined how renewable energy expansion can co-exist with land protection and restoration, spotlighting examples from around the world. […]Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify
August 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. In an alert, the agency also warned that relief access has been […]Raising alarm over new illegal Israeli outposts, UN condemns attacks, incitement against Palestinians
August 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on Israel to condemn its national security minister’s words that incite “violence amounting to atrocity crimes” against Palestinians. Key points “The Secretary-General is […]Redefining Resilience in Healthcare: Breaking the Culture of Silent Burnout
August 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Amna Tahir, a second-year MBBS student at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]EU mobilises civil protection assistance for earthquake-hit Colombia
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union continues to mobilise assistance for Colombia following the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake. Sweden has offered 150 tents and 360 blankets, Germany is sending 3,000 kitchen sets and 2,500 water filters, while Luxembourg has offered 79 tents through the EU Civil Protection […]Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history
August 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. According to local authorities, the disease has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the […]An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account
August 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and efforts to contain the current Ebola outbreak spreading rapidly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That information comes from the World […]Reducing Healthcare’s Carbon Footprint: How Hospitals Can Lead the Way in Sustainability
August 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Samuel Asiam Boakye, a medical student, emerging researcher, and passionate advocate for sustainable and equitable healthcare systems. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians
August 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Myanmar’s military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators. Why the Myanmar crisis matters The findings come in […]Scientists recruit the cell’s own waste system to heal diabetic wounds
August 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine. Diabetes affects more than 800 million people worldwide and can cause a range of serious complications. Among the most challenging are diabetic foot ulcers – chronic wounds that resist healing and can lead to amputation or death if not treated […]3D printing gets a living upgrade
August 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine. Nature has spent billions of years perfecting the art of building with living cells. A team of researchers is now learning from that process – and finding ways to speed it up. For Massimo Vassalli, professor of bioengineering at the […]Commission greenlights Poland’s fifth payment request for €7.9 billion under NextGenerationEU
August 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Poland’s fifth payment request for €7.9 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This marks an important step in delivering the reforms and investments linked to this payment request, including support for digital technologies in […]Healing the Planet: The New Mission of Hospitals
August 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Maria Balafa, a 1st year Medical Student at the University of Ioannina, Greece. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Seeking a lasting cure for hepatitis B
August 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine. Hepatitis B is a chronic infection affecting roughly 254 million people worldwide and causing about 1.1 million deaths each year, mainly from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Although a preventive vaccine has been available for more than 40 years, there is […]Aiforia lands EU financing to develop AI-powered cancer detection
August 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. TheEuropean Investment Bank (EIB)has signed a €20 million venture debt financing agreement with Finnish life-science technology innovator Aiforia. The funding will support the further development of the company’s AI powered platform, designed to support pathologists in digital tissue analysis (digital pathology), notably for the detection of […]Reducing Healthcare’s Carbon Footprint: How Hospitals Can Lead the Way in Sustainability
August 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Imane El Maimouni is a 22-year-old fifth-year Moroccan medical student at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer […]‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti
August 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gangs in Haiti continue to terrorise communities with the “wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain” on people who often are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. That’s according to the Designated Human Rights Expert for Haiti, William O’Neill, who spoke to UN News ahead of […]Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran
August 6, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress dissent. “I am alarmed by the […]In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families
August 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Although the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) cannot reach all 6 million Somalis facing hunger, data collected by its partners and analysed through AI tools in its hunger-tracking platform HungerMap Live help the agency position resources in specific areas before conditions deteriorate. Somalia faces climate change-induced […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into arbitration award ordering Spain to pay compensation to JGC Holdings Corporation
August 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether an arbitration award ordering Spain to pay compensation to JGC Holdings Corporation (‘JGC’) for changes to a renewable electricity support measure is in line with EU State aid rules. The Commission’s investigation In […]Scaleup Europe Fund to start making investments
August 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission completed the final legal steps to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund, which will start boosting Europe’s scaleup companies to grow faster and compete globally with a target of €5 billion. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “When Europe invests in its innovators, Europe invests in its future. This […]Drone strikes threaten civilians and aid operations in Sudan
August 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday. The warning came a day after a deadly reported strike in the village of Ghara al […]Commission seeks feedback on proposed amendments to regional State aid guidelines
July 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting all interested parties to comment on its proposal to amend the Guidelines on regional State aid to keep them up-to-date. The proposed amendments The guidelines set out the legal framework governing the granting of State aid for regional development […]Middle East crisis: Humanitarian fallout ‘worsening by the day’
July 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The humanitarian toll is mounting as fighting continues in the Middle East beyond strikes and counterstrikes between the US and Iran, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Thursday, with civilians increasingly at risk and essential infrastructure disrupted in several countries across the region. “The humanitarian consequences of the Middle East escalation are worsening […]Commission proposes more than €410,000 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support dismissed car industry workers in Finland
July 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €410,310 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 235 workers dismissed by Valmet Automotive in Finland. Valmet Automotive is a contract manufacturer for the car industry, dependent on fixed-term contracts with major […]Commission approves €149 million Swedish State aid for agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies facing increased fuel and fertiliser prices
July 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €149 million (SEK 1.6 billion) State aid scheme for agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies facing increased fuel and fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis. The scheme was approved under the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework […]Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors
July 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings indicating that TikTok accounts of minors do not meet the safety standards required under the Digital Services Act (DSA). On TikTok, minors can choose to set their account as ‘public’. This means that any user, including […]Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods
July 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads. Across Syria, the scars of war remain etched into communities that have endured years of violence, displacement and loss. Yet amid the devastation, hopes are also taking root, hopes for […]Commission fines Google €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets Act
July 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission took two decisions finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing its own services on Google Search, and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternative, often cheaper, purchase channels on Google […]From lithium to nickel: How the UN is helping countries make the most of critical minerals
July 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world’s shift to clean energy is driving huge demand for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper. Digging them out of the ground may be the most straightforward part of the process. Around the world, the United Nations is helping countries make sure these […]Commission approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner, subject to conditions
July 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation (‘Paramount‘) of Warner Bros. Discovery (‘Warner‘). The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Paramount. Paramount and Warner are both active in the […]Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7
July 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7 to become “Saipem7”. The Commission is concerned that the proposed concentration may significantly impact effective competition in some offshore engineering and construction […]
