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Overview: a surge in Irish passport applications from the UK Nearly a quarter of a million people living in the United Kingdom applied for Irish passports in 2024, the highest number recorded since the UK formally left the European Union. The wave of applications cuts across Britain and Northern Ireland and reflects both practical responses to Brexit and longer-running family ties. Department of Foreign Affairs figures show 242,772 applications in 2024. Just over half (53%) of those applications came from people living…

In the Crosshairs of Insecurity: Katsina's Call for Urgent Action In the heart of Nigeria's northern Katsina state, a somber cloud hangs over the community following a horrific attack on a mosque that left dozens of worshippers dead. The chilling violence, described by survivors as a retaliatory strike against villagers who had taken justice into their own hands by killing accomplices of armed gunmen, highlights a creeping menace that has become an all-too-common facet of daily life in the region. Calls for urgent…

Mogadishu (AX) — In a revelation that can ruffle some feathers, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) brought to light that a hefty $950 million of airline moolah is stuck in African nations. This chunk represents a whopping 57% of the world’s aviation money that’s caught in a web due to scarce foreign exchanges. During a pow-wow at the African Airlines Association's big annual shindig in Cairo, IATA's head honcho, Willie Walsh, sounded the alarm, pleading for someone to get a move on and fix this jam!—astating…

Rwanda’s Health Minister, Sabin Nsanzimana, recently announced some promising news regarding the country's battle against the Marburg virus. Since the outbreak first emerged in September, there’s been a notable decrease in the rate of new infections, a sign that has the nation hopeful. Nsanzimana described this trend as "very encouraging." Reflecting on the initial phase of the outbreak, he mentioned, "The first two weeks felt somewhat stagnant; we were still unearthing the nature of this virus." However, he expressed…

In a groundbreaking twist for Austria, voters have bestowed a historic general election triumph upon the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), according to early voting predictions. This result highlights a worrying trend of increasing backing for right-wing factions across Europe, an uptick largely stoked by ongoing apprehensions regarding immigration. The Eurosceptic and Russia-friendly FPO maintained a narrow edge in surveys over Chancellor Karl Nehammer's ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP). This electoral race…

Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major waves of the coronavirus rushed to impose severe restrictions, a year and a half into a pandemic that many initially did well. Against the rapidly increasing number of infections in recent months, authorities in countries such as Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam announced or…

On Friday, December 18, Burkina Faso registered 122 new circumstances of coronavirus. The day earlier than, there have been 221 new pollution: a document because the first circumstances in March 2020. A rise that worries the inhabitants. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIn keeping with specialists, a number of causes…

In Guinea, the authorities have once again banned all demonstrations in the country. According to them, this measure aims to better combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. But the opposition sees it as a way to stifle protest on the streets. The opposition intends to defy this ban on Wednesday. This measure is…