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Global Silence on the UAE’s Shadow Role in Sudan’s War
The world often frames Sudan’s war as chaos born within its borders, but evidence tells a far more uncomfortable story. Powerful regional actors, including the United Arab Emirates, have helped sustain …
Canadian Tech Tycoon Creates Tiny Homes Community to Fight Homelessness
Tech millionaire, Marcel LeBrun, used part of his fortune to build a community of 99 tiny homes in New Brunswick, Canada, to keep people off the streets and offer them a second …
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China’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the Red Cross Society of China will send $ 200,000 in emergency humaritarian aid to the Iranian Red Cross Society.
It said the funds will be specifically designated for parents of Iranian students who have been killed in US-Israel war on Iran.
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Palestine was hardly Britain’s to give away.
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John f. Kennedy, in a letter in 1939.
Source: “Prelude to Leadership: The European Diary of John F. Kennedy, Summer 1945” (which includes his earlier 1939 correspondence) and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Picture: Cecil Stoughton, White House, Public Domain,
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Vienna Diplomatic Academy World Press Freedom Day 2025
Moderated by iGlobenews Editor-in-Chief Diana Mautner Markhof.
Ambassador Jan Braathu OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Torokul Doorov Director of Kazakh Service at Radio Free Liberty, Edith Meinhart “Die Dunkelkammer”, Scott Griffin IPI and Sebastian Rosenauer Ö3 discussed safeguarding journalism in the age of AI.
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Interview by ÖJC with iGlobenews Editor-in-Chief Diana Mautner Markhof
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EU Double Standard on Israel’s Accountability Exposed: Press Freedom on Trial
The European Union’s approach to international accountability reveals a stark and increasingly indefensible double standard. Brussels has moved swiftly …
Zelensky’s Alter Ego forced to resign in the Energoatom Corruption Scandal
Operation Midas—this fall’s explosive USD 100 million corruption scandal—is not just a domestic crisis; it is colliding with a defining moment in the Ukraine Russian …
European Commission Funding for Green NGOs Under EU and Criminal Investigation
Von der Leyen’s crown jewel was the Green New Deal. So it comes as no surprise that the European Commission heavily funded green and left-leaning NGOs …
Saudi Arabia and Iran – A Managed Rivalry
Saudi–Iranian relations have rarely been stable for long. Proximity and shared regional stakes sit alongside deep differences in religion, state identity, and strategic alignment, differences that repeatedly …
Can Austria’s Neutrality be a Model for Resolving the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
The peace talks between Ukraine the US and Russia are at an impass. The ever-growing corruption scandal surrounding the entire government of President Zelensky …
Have Trump and the Regional Powers Finally Achieved Peace in the Middle East?
The UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803 on 17 November 2025, formally established a pathway out of the Gaza conflict by endorsing a US-backed peace plan, authorizing a transitional Board of Peace …
Peace for Cobalt & Security for Coltan: Trump’s Congo Peace Deal
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Hunting of Whales and Dolphins by Japan, Norway and Iceland: Culture or Cruelty?
Norway, Iceland, and Japan continue controversial whale and dolphin hunts despite global opposition, driven largely by economic interests rather than tradition. These practices conflict with scientific evidence …
Trump’s China Tariffs Impact EU Semiconductor Industry
Trump’s tariffs are used as a tool to resolve issues far beyond the area of international trade. In that sense, Trump policies are not protectionist, but rather proactive …
Israeli Wartime Landgrabs: Who will be held accountable?
Recent investigations have revealed that a leading German media organization, Axel Springer, in collaboration with Yad2, an Israeli property platform, has been profiting from the sale of homes in occupied Palestine …
US-DRC Rare Earth Deal: President Trump Challenges China’s Dominance in Africa
The US is negotiating a rare earth deal with the DRC. Since the trade war with China has restricted US access to China’s rare earth supply, the US is exploring alternative sources for these vital minerals …
The New Space Race: Building the First Nuclear-powered Moon Base and Achieving Extra-Terrestrial Power
On the 19th of December 1972, Apollo 17 returned back to Earth, ending the moon-program. With six landings completed, the United States had proven its technological superiority over the USSR …
Mass General uses AI for “Precision Aging”: You are as old as you look
Can an image of your face offer doctors an insight into your body’s apparent age and longer-term health prospects? A group of AI researchers from the Mass General Brigham Medical Center …
Building the Future one Mycelium Brick at a Time
In an era where climate change and plastic pollution are forcing industries to rethink traditional materials, an unlikely hero is emerging from beneath our feet: fungi …
Dark Energy and Dark Matter – ESA’s Attempt to Answer the Universe’s Most Mysterious Questions
On the 1st of July 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched Euclid, a sophisticated space telescope and observatory, aboard a SpaceX …
The Age of Loneliness and Loss of Social Connectedness
Digital addiction, pandemic lockdowns, the glorification of the self, zooming, online shopping, remote learning and alternate realities of the metaverse are contributing to the isolation of more and more people worldwide …
Spain’s Battle Over Octopus Farming
October 8 is World Octopus Day. It is a good time to reflect on how humans treat these intelligent sentient beings. Octopus hunt with precision, using both sight and touch, feeding on crabs and shellfish. They are innovative …
When Justice Only Looks South: The ICC’s Credibility Problem
After 23 years, the ICC convicted its first Darfur war criminal, yet every conviction for atrocities remains African, fuelling accusations that the court delivers justice for some while letting the powerful walk free …
The Sde Teiman Video Leak: Israel‘s Aim to „Kill the Messenger“ Spreads the Message
The rape and torture of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center on 5 July 2024 by a group of Israeli reservists came to light because of …
Sweden Still Needs Books
Reversing a 15-year policy, Swedish schools will be favoring the use of analog learning tools over digital ones. The decision comes after a noticeable decline in Swedish students’ reading and writing skills …
Fulbright Austria: Interview with Executive Director Dr. Hermann Agis
Each year students, teachers and researchers travel from Austria to the US and vice versa on a Fulbright scholarship. The Fulbright Program, which has existed for over seven decades …
International Birnstiel Award 2023 at Vienna BioCenter
The Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies 2023 was presented at Vienna’s Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in November. The Award celebrates early achievement in molecular biology …
270 Years of Diplomatic Education
Ambassador Emil Brix, Director of the Vienna School of International Studies (DA), gave iGlobenews an exclusive interview to discuss the history, present and future of the academy. The year 2024 marks …
Tapping the Future: Innovative Methods for Extracting and Conserving Water
Severe drought is tightening its grip across parts of Africa, reflecting a global crisis driven by climate change. As water scarcity intensifies, scientists and engineers are advancing innovative ways to capture …
COP30 – Much Ado About Nothing
On 22 November the UN Climate Summit COP30 ended. It was a disappointing summit for many reasons. For China, the summit was an opportunity to fill the void left by the US, which has pulled back from climate diplomacy …
Reviving Ancient Algae to Forecast Climate Futures in the Baltic Sea
Current climate change poses a major threat to marine biodiversity, disrupting ecosystem function and stability across the globe. In the Baltic Sea, even the smallest inhabitants – phytoplankton at the base of …
America First in the South Pacific
How do intangible concepts like international law and great-power competition play out in reality? The humble tuna fish is currently the center of a diplomatic game between China, the US and the Pacific Island nations …
Italy’s Mille Miglia – The Race that Legends are Made of
The Mille Miglia, often labelled as the world’s most romantic motor race, traces a challenging route of more than 1600 kilometres (1000 miles) across northern and central Italy from Brescia, the industrious Lombard city …
Vienna’s Cult of the Dead: The Zentralfriedhof turns 150
2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Wiener Zentralfriedhof (Vienna Central Cemetery). It is one of the largest cemeteries in the world, with over three million burials. The cemetery is famous …
Egypt’s Important Archaeological Discovery from its Middle Kingdom
A hidden burial chamber has been recently uncovered in Egypt during cleaning operations at the 3 900-year-old Tomb of Djefaihapy. This discovery promises …
Calculated Destruction of Palestinian Identity to Achieve a Greater Israel
The IDF invasion of Gaza is doing irreparable damage to Palestine’s cultural heritage as countless historic sites are now damaged or destroyed from …
Dangerous AI Liaisons lead to Teen Suicides
A growing number of Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies are now under US government scrutiny and lawsuits for the deaths of several teenagers. With each new update of their software, vulnerable and often young …
Coldwater Creek’s Nuclear Waste Contamination: Finally dealing with its human and environmental effects
After decades of failing to address the lethal consquences of post-war nuclear waste, residents of the St Louis area of Missouri are finally seeing signs of culpability …
Miniature Blood Pump Could Save the Lives of Children with One Ventricle
A reasearch team from the Medical University of Vienna, the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich …
Missouri vs China: Courtroom Dual or Futile Standoff?
Can the state of Missouri realistically hold a superpower like China accountable? Missouri’s $24 billion legal win against China over the handling of COVID-19 …
Phygital Games of the Future in Kazan
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International University Sports Games in China’s Chengdu
This summer Chengdu – China’s fourth largest city – hosted the FISU games. In addition to bringing a young global community of athletes together, the International …
FINA Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s Elite Swimming Competitions
FINA’s new policy on who can compete in women’s sports will effectively bar transgender athletes such as Lia Thomas and CeCe Telfer from competing against biological women …
Saudia Arabia’s LIV Golf: Sportswashing Decades of Human Rights Violations
The Saudi government is offering incredible sums of money to the world’s best golfers to join the new LIV (54) Golf tour. Is this an attempt to grow the game of golf around the world or an effort to “sportswash” Saudi Arabia’s reputation …
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