September 6, 2025

Dublin: The text message, sent from Dubai and accompanied by a Santa emoji, was intended to reassure a Ukrainian fisherman and an unemployed man from Teesside. “OK lads. No need for luck. Really this couldn’t be any more straightforward. Just relax and this will all be over soon,” it read. Their mission was to sail to the middle of the Irish Sea to collect cocaine from the MV Matthew, a passing cargo ship. However, luck was indeed required as their endeavor was anything but straightforward.

According to BBC, the Maritime Analysis Operations Centre (MAOC), responsible for policing the transatlantic drug trade, reported that 100 ships suspected of drug trafficking to

Kabul: The European Union has announced an additional £14 million in aid to support the people of Afghanistan, enhancing its collaboration with the United Nations. This funding aims to expand the Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme (ACRP), which is executed by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will now join the initiative, and the EU’s partnership with UN Women will be further reinforced.

According to European Union, the EU’s support for the ACRP now totals £21 million, with an extra £6 million committed. This investment arrives during a

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

According to Deutsche Welle, Baerbock’s election was unique as it was conducted through a secret ballot, rather than the customary show of hands, reportedly at

Jeddah: Microsoft’s Azure cloud services have been disrupted by undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, the US tech giant says. Users of Azure, one of the world’s leading cloud computing platforms, would experience delays because of problems with internet traffic moving through the Middle East, the company said. Microsoft did not explain what might have caused the damage to the undersea cables but added that it had been able to reroute traffic through other paths. It stressed that traffic “that does not traverse through the Middle East is not impacted.”

According to BBC, on Saturday, NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet access, reported that a series of undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea had

Beirut: The Lebanese military will begin implementing its plan to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah, the government announced on Friday following a cabinet meeting. This decision comes amid opposition from Hezbollah and its allies, signaling a significant shift in Lebanon’s approach to managing armed groups within its borders.

According to France24.com, the plan to disarm Hezbollah has been a contentious issue within the Lebanese political landscape, with various factions holding differing views on the necessity and feasibility of such an action. Hezbollah, which is support…

Dublin: The text message, sent from Dubai and accompanied by a Santa emoji, was intended to reassure a Ukrainian fisherman and an unemployed man from Teesside. “OK lads. No need for luck. Really this couldn’t be any more straightforward. Just relax and this will all be over soon,” it read. Their mission was to sail to the middle of the Irish Sea to collect cocaine from the MV Matthew, a passing cargo ship. However, luck was indeed required as their endeavor was anything but straightforward.

According to BBC, the Maritime Analysis Operations Centre (MAOC), responsible for policing the transatlantic drug trade, reported that 100 ships suspected of drug trafficking to Europe went unimpeded last year due to insufficient interception vessels….