This article is published in association with United Nations. Artificial intelligence promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex questions in seconds. For many people, it feels like a technological leap on par with the arrival of the internet itself. But according to […]AI is changing the way we think. The question is whether we’ll notice in time
October 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Artificial intelligence promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex questions in seconds. For many people, it feels like a technological leap on par with the arrival of the internet itself. But according to […]Gender equality week: women in leadership
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is marking gender equality week with debates on women’s leadership experiences, and how to drive change and inspire the next generations of women leaders. The seventh edition of European Gender Equality Week, from 3 to 6 November, will focus on the theme […]MEPs push for continued engagement and concrete results on trade with China
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In China, the European Parliament’s Trade Committee delegation discussed trade imbalances, market access concerns, as well as opportunities for dialogue. Concluding the three-day visit, the Chair of the International Trade Committee (INTA) and head of the delegation Bernd Lange (S&D, DE), said: “The […]Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the 34th time for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba – but with the weakest backing for the resolution in two decades. The text passed by 130 votes in favour to 17 […]Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since the Taliban banned poppy cultivation in 2022. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found that the area planted with opium […]New Eurobarometer survey shows young people’s growing engagement and views on participatory democracy, youth issues, and EU’s added value in their lives
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Today, the European Commission published a Eurobarometer survey showing young Europeans’ growing engagement with and views on democracy. The survey also shows their perceptions of key concerns facing young people, such as employment and the cost of living, as well as the EU’s impact on their […]Higher Ground: How New York is raising a park to hold back the sea
October 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, unleashing a devastating storm surge that flooded homes, subways and tunnels, knocked out power and sparked deadly fires. In just 48 hours, 44 people were killed, nearly two million New Yorkers lost power, and 6,500 […]Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering
October 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Aid agencies warned on Friday of the fast-developing humanitarian emergency inside Taiz City in Yemen, which has been encircled by de facto Houthi forces fighting government troops along the country’s west coast. “It’s 20 days and counting since Taiz has been cut off…we are seeing increasingly […]Commission greenlights France’s final payment request of €6.1 billion under NextGenerationEU
September 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed France’s fifth and final payment request for €6.1 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. With this request, France has implemented all the reforms and investments linked to its recovery and resilience plan […]Clean your plate – to reduce food loss and waste
September 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Food waste is helping to fuel global warming, one half-eaten sandwich at a time. In fact, throwing out lunchtime leftovers or wilted lettuce only adds to the mountain of discarded food decomposing in landfills that produces the powerful greenhouse gas methane, accounting for some eight to 10 […]World News in Brief: Deadly Myanmar strikes as Malaysia begins deportations, new emergency funding released, Gaza and West Bank update
September 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned an airstrike that reportedly killed at least 50 people at a market in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and called for those responsible to be held to account. Forces from the military junta reportedly hit Kyauktaw township around midday on Monday, when the market’s more than 200 shops were busy […]Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of de facto head of state General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose visa application was rejected by Washington. Speaking at the Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim described the circumstances as “deeply regrettable,” […]The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace. This final edition of The Takeaway distils the messages he said reverberated through the Assembly Hall and looks at where the 193-member body goes from here. Closing the annual […]The Power of One Donation, The Strength of Many
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Lina Waleed is a third-year medical student at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU). 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 […]Commission welcomes Member States’ endorsement of five joint European defence projects
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes Member States’ decision to endorse the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs). These projects will strengthen Europe’s defence capabilities by developing key military systems together. Following today’s decision, the defence projects can now move towards funding. Under the €1.5 […]Commission launches EU Screening Week with new recommendations on cardiovascular health checks
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of World Heart Day and to mark the launch of the first-ever EU Screening Week, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation on cardiovascular health checks. It aims to safeguard the health of European citizens by improving early detection […]EU trade agreements continue to benefit European businesses
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU’s growing network of trade agreements helps European businesses to access new export markets and creates a more predictable trade and investment environment, according to a report published today. The sixth Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade and Economic […]From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security
September 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region. For Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the crisis is also reshaping how the world understands the phrase […]The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5
September 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. From artificial intelligence to migration, some of the forces reshaping the twenty-first century took centre stage at the UN General Assembly on Saturday. Leaders wrestled with a common dilemma: how to harness profound technological and social change without allowing it to deepen the divisions already separating countries […]Commission greenlights Luxembourg’s third payment request for €92.2 million under NextGenerationEU
September 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Luxembourg’s third payment request for €92.2 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, amongst others […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
September 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that have failed to notify the Commission of measures they have adopted to transpose EU Directives into their national laws. The deadline to transpose these Directives has expired recently. The Member States in […]Countries adopt global blueprint to tackle fast-evolving crime in digital age
September 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Countries adopted on Saturday a new global blueprint for tackling rapidly evolving forms of crime, as the UN’s largest gathering on crime prevention and criminal justice opened in Abu Dhabi with a call for stronger international cooperation. The Abu Dhabi Declaration was adopted by acclamation at the […]Palestinian existence under threat, Abbas tells UN, warning of ‘another Nakba’
September 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israeli policies now threaten “the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland”, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, urging the world not to allow “another Nakba”. Mr. Abbas addressed the Assembly’s annual debate via pre-recorded video after his […]Israeli leader at UN: ‘We’re going to win. We have no other choice’
September 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his address to the UN General Assembly to defend Israel’s strikes against Iran as a matter of national survival and described the violence in the West Bank as the work of a few “juvenile delinquents” and rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza […]World News in Brief: ‘New intensity’ to Russian attacks on Ukraine, Yemen, Gaza and Colombia updates
September 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian armed forces have carried out repeated attacks across Ukraine over the past several days, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes, hospitals, shops and workplaces, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday. The attacks have involved ballistic and cruise missiles, drones and guided aerial bombs. Between […]EU advances Global Health Resilience Initiative with new Global Gateway investments in Africa and Latin America
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In the context of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, the European Commission has announced three new Global Gateway investments that put the EU Global Health Resilience Initiative into action in partner countries. The package includes an EU guarantee of €63.5 million designed to mobilise private investment […]UN health agency calls for investment boost to save young lives from cancer
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More children and young people are beating cancer, but progress remains uneven across regions and age groups, highlighting the need for increased investment to boost survival rates. That’s according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) which has released complete country comparable baseline data on five-year survival estimates for […]UN’s ‘sacred covenant has been broken’, Argentina’s Milei tells General Assembly
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Argentine President Javier Milei told the General Assembly on Wednesday that the UN has broken the “sacred covenant” on which it was founded, failing at what it was meant to do – while excelling at things beyond its remit. In his third address to the General Debate, […]Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nine years after the mass displacement of the Rohingya from Myanmar, their situation remains one of the world’s most protracted and complex refugee crises, marked by years of persecution and uncertainty over the prospect of returning home. Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls […]Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
“We are the first generation with the tools to end the fossil fuel age – and the last who can avert climate catastrophe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling on countries to draw up credible roadmaps with clear timelines to transition away from fossil fuels. Key points The appeal came in the middle […]EU launches first €43 million Team Gaza projects to help restore essential services
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the first flagship early recovery projects under the EU-led Team Gaza Initiative were signed by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica in the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York. The projects, together worth a total of €43 million, will help restore essential water and solid […]EU and Canada secure at least €211 million in pledges for Global Ocean Observation
September 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney launched the OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System at a high‑level pledging event in New York. Held during the 81st UN General Assembly High‑Level Week, the event brought together heads […]Blood Donation: A Small Act with a Global Impact
September 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Eman Mohammed Al Sabbagh, a second-year medical student at Ajman University. Eman 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 on […]
