This article is published in association with United Nations. Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan. The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients […]Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan. The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients […]UN nuclear watchdog highlights Iran, Syria and Ukraine as key global tests
October 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Mounting nuclear risks – from Ukraine’s war-torn power plants to Iran’s unresolved safeguards, and renewed inspection efforts in Syria – are testing the global non-proliferation regime like never before, the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Wednesday. Presenting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the General […]Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’
October 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category 5 storm showed a level of devastation “never seen before” on the Caribbean island. As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, […]Commission advances the Savings and Investments Union with measures to mobilise insurers’ and banks’ capital for Europe’s future
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Poland’s third payment request for €6.2 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. Following its assessment of the payment request, the Commission found that Poland has satisfactorily completed the 30 milestones and 14 targets […]Upgraded EU-Ukraine trade agreement enters into force
October 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, the EU and Ukraine will benefit from an enhanced, stable, fair and permanent trade framework, with the entry into force of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). The upgraded DCFTA delivers additional, mutually beneficial trade liberalisation, while taking […]Commission proposes 2026 fishing opportunities for EU-managed stocks in the Atlantic and Skagerrak-Kattegat waters
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has adopted its proposals for 15 Total Allowable Catches (TACs), in EU waters of the Atlantic and the Skagerrak-Kattegat waters, for next year. Some are extending into 2027 and 2028. These proposals, based on scientific advice from the International Council […]UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight into Wednesday, calling for all parties to uphold their commitments to the fragile ceasefire “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, […]‘Horrific’ violence as thousands flee Sudan’s El Fasher
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have reportedly taken control of the key Sudanese city of El-Fasher in Darfur, triggering widespread fear among families, and forcing thousands of civilians to flee. Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, […]Hurricane Melissa: UN launches sea-lift operation to deliver aid
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm, agencies continue mobilising supplies to support affected communities, with one senior official on the island telling UN News that Government-led preparations have been nothing short of “extraordinary”. Latest news reports say wind speeds have reached […]World enters ‘new era’ of climate action – but progress must accelerate
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. While urging countries to accelerate action, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell struck an optimistic tone on Tuesday following the release of a new report on updated national climate commitments. The new report details the latest round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by governments, assessing both […]Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Aid teams in Gaza are racing to meet urgent needs with tens of thousands still displaced, sheltering in damaged buildings and makeshift sites, while reports of renewed fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas threaten to derail the ceasefire. In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane […]European Investment Bank supports Freudenberg’s investment in innovation and technology
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Weinheim, October 23, 2025. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing global technology group Freudenberg with €100 million in financing for research and development activities. The financing will support a total investment program of around €214 million with which Freudenberg aims to strengthen its innovative power […]Commission approves €750 million Estonian strategic reserve to support security of electricity supply
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Estonian €750 million strategic reserve to safeguard security of electricity supply in emergency situations. A strategic reserve is a type of capacity mechanism that remunerates resources that are held outside the market and […]Commission partners with private investors to set up multi-billion Scaleup Europe Fund
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission brought together top-tier private investors from across Europe to jointly express their intention to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund – a new, multi-billion fund to invest in the most promising European companies in strategic deep tech areas. By joining forces with these potential founding […]Russia using ‘rule of fear’ to silence anti-war dissent, says UN independent human rights expert
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russia’s abuse of national security and public safety laws to silence opposition to the war in Ukraine has reached “alarming levels”, the UN independent expert who monitors human rights in Russia has warned. Mariana Katzarova said in a new report to the UN General Assembly that over the past three years […]‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa hours from landfall in Jamaica
October 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Millions in Jamaica and across the Caribbean are bracing for massive impact from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday as the UN and partners warn of a “severe” and “immediate” threat. Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, a representative of the International Federation of […]World News in Brief: Funding cuts curb development, human rights in Belarus update, Ebola and mpox in Africa
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sharp declines in global aid are undermining decades of human rights and development progress, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, warned on Monday. Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing “declining respect for human rights and multilateralism”, with conflicts, debt, […]Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Grave atrocities, including summary executions are reportedly being carried out in the Darfuri regional capital of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The agency has received reports of summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the […]Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines. Dozens of civilian casualties were reported over the weekend and […]Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean braces for destructive winds and ‘catastrophic rainfall’
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Millions of people across the Caribbean are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa as it reached Category 5 status on Monday – the most powerful on the scale – defined by sustained winds of at least 157 mph (252 kmh). “Destructive winds, dangerous storm surge, and […]MEPs to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A group of eight MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committee on Development and Subcommittee on Human Rights begin a three-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today. The eight-member delegation of MEPs are in the DRC, from Monday 27 to Wednesday […]Prescription for Tomorrow: Youth as the Unsung Innovators of Global Health
October 28, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Mr. Pratik Sarangi is a medical graduate from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India,. 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 not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Aid cuts shutdown or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Monday. A new UN Women report, At Risk and Underfunded, based on a global survey of 428 women’s rights and civil society groups, finds that one in three […]Commission approves French scheme to partially compensate pension contributions in rail freight transport
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a French scheme that will reimburse the so-called T2 surcharge payable by rail freight transport companies for certain statutory employees. The scheme applies for ten years from 1 January 2025. The T2 contribution is […]Dublin Airport to accelerate Electric Vehicle charging, water and energy upgrades with €288 million EIB support
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Dublin Airport, October 284, 2025. The Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Ioannis Tsakiris, has confirmed a new €288 million long-term loan to daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, representing a major step towards decarbonising Irish transport infrastructure, as well as improving […]Desperate need for water and food continues as Gaza families head north
October 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 470,000 movements by civilians heading north inside the Gaza Strip have been recorded since the ceasefire began, said the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday. Many families are returning to shattered neighbourhoods where unstable buildings and unexploded ordnance pose deadly risks. “Water, food and […]Pakistan’s ‘Iron Lady’ leads the fight a fairer future for all
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Muniba Mazari has developed a powerful voice as an artist, humanitarian and disability rights activist, earning her the nickname “The Iron Lady of Pakistan.” Earlier this year, UN chief António Guterres appointed Ms. Mazari as an SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Advocate, joining a small group of influential public figures using […]Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Sudan’s destructive war – now in its third year – grinds on, the challenges to health systems are immense and women giving birth have been particularly impacted. In the heart of Sudan’s White Nile State, to the south of the country’s capital, Khartoum, Kosti Maternity Hospital […]High stakes and high flavour: Indigenous chef brings Amazonian soul to COP30
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As world leaders gather in Belém for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), they’ll find more than just food for thought on the menu. Indigenous chef and activist Tainá Marajoara will serve dishes rooted in ancestral Amazonian traditions, showcasing the biodiversity and spirituality of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples. […]Hurricane Melissa poised to slam Caribbean; 1.6 million children at risk
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across the Caribbean, at least 1.6 million children are at risk as families in Jamaica, Haiti and surrounding islands brace for flooding, landslides and widespread disruption. Currently a Category 4 storm and moving slowly across the […]European Union and Uzbekistan strengthen relations with Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed today an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), marking a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral relations. It marks an important deepening of regional ties, elevating them to a new level of strategic cooperation following the […]Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission also preliminarily found Meta, for both Instagram and Facebook, in breach of its obligations to provide […]Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime – a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a historic step toward a safer digital world. Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first […]
