Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials

This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 25 people were killed and dozens more injured in a new wave of overnight strikes across several regions of Ukraine, the United Nations said on Wednesday.  UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attacks, which also damaged homes and critical civilian infrastructure, including health and […]

Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher

This article is published in association with United Nations. In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday. “Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest […]

Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections

This article is published in association with United Nations. Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country said in the Security Council on Thursday.  Hannah Tetteh, who also heads the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefed ambassadors in the […]

Young Minds Under Pressure Stress, Mental Health, and the Philosophy of Life

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Sina Seyyedhamzeh, a third-year medical student at Azerbaijan Medical University. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. What has happened to us has become normal, White hair at twenty, […]

Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes

This article is published in association with United Nations. After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on Monday that the “trickle” of supplies being allowed into the war-torn enclave will not halt famine. In occupied East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Israeli protesters illegally entered a compound of the UN agency for […]

World News in Brief: Sudan famine latest, weekend attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg virus update

A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine.  In an alert on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the trucks will be the first from the UN agency to reach Wad Madani in […]

Black women in the US experience more pregnancy complications. Here’s why that needs to change

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle The United States is amid a maternal health crisis, with Black women being more likely to die and more likely to experience adverse events during pregnancy than women of other races. Recent research shows that Black women […]

How turning biomass waste into sustainable fuels can help restore the carbon balance

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Philip Siu, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EcoCeres As the world continues to address the challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves, the search for sustainable energy solutions becomes increasingly vital. Biomass, a […]

6 stories that defined cybersecurity in 2023

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akshay Joshi, Head of Industry and Partnerships, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum 1. US’ National Cybersecurity Strategy In March 2023 President Joe Biden released a new National Cybersecurity Strategy, outlining how the US government intends to secure […]

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