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SETF Urges Lawmakers To Vote No Today On H.R. 4427
Today, with H.R. 4427 Congress is sanctioning the Syrian people. President Trump’s administration has a clear policy on Syria to lift sanctions and give Syria a chance, this bill does the opposite.
Deep Dive Into The International Seabed Authority: Why It Matters Now
As the world’s only international body that focuses on the deep-sea area beyond national borders, ISA aims to address pressing concerns, from plastic waste littering oceans to the race to secure rare ...
Secondary Legislation Access To Be Improved
“Currently most secondary legislation is drafted and published by agencies and is difficult to access. In fact, no one knows ...
‘Peace Is A Choice’: UN Chief Urges Diplomacy As Wars Spread From Gaza To Ukraine
From Gaza to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar, “conflict is raging, international law is being trampled, and hunger and displacement are at record levels,” he continued, adding that ...
Asian Nations Dominate Passport Power Ranking As US And UK Continue To Decline
The UK and US have each dropped a place in the global passport rankings since January, continuing a long-term downward trend. Once the most powerful passports in the world — the UK in 2015 and the US ...
David Seymour And The Political Left
Social liberal values are good and the political left benefits from sharing them. In fact, many people on the political right ...
Last Chance For Hunters To Have Their Say On Big Game Bill
The Game Animal Council (GAC) is calling on hunters to speak up for the future of big game hunting in New Zealand, with ...
UAE Deal Passes, Unlocking $500 Billion Market
The NZ-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) legislation has passed into law today, clearing the way for ...
UN Experts Urge Taliban To Release Older British Couple Held In Underground Cells, As Their Health Deteriorates
GENEVA (21 July 2025) - A group of human rights experts* today expressed alarm at the deteriorating health of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, two older British nationals arbitrarily detained in Afghanistan ...
The First Video Of Earth’s Surface Lurching Sideways In An Earthquake Offers New Insights Into This Force Of Nature
This first glimpse of a fault in motion shows the potential for video to become a powerful new tool in seismology. With more strategic deployments, future earthquakes could be documented with similar ...
Partial Track Closure At Te Rere O Ōmanawa On Thursday, 24 July
A track and lookout closure will be in effect at Te Rere o Ōmanawa/ Ōmanawa Falls on Thursday, 24 July to allow for a helicopter delivery of materials to the historic Ōmanawa Falls power station for ...
FIANZ On The Harmony Initiative
By participating in the Harmony initiative, FIANZ recognises the need to address the rapidly growing Islamophobia and ...