The 2026 Preview in Seoul (PIS) is set to redefine the global textile and fashion business with AI-driven marketing and expanded international participation. The event, scheduled for August 19, will feature 430 companies across 730 booths, with 44% from overseas.
The United Nations warns that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran conflict could worsen global hunger and drive up food and fertilizer costs, according to a recent report.
The United Nations has publicly urged Equatorial Guinea to halt its plans to send US deportees back to their home countries, where they risk political violence, torture, and death, according to a recent report.
Human rights experts at the United Nations have issued a rare public appeal, urging Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to their home countries, where they face political violence, torture and death, according to The Guardian.
Gunfire erupted in the Philippine Senate as authorities attempted to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who faces charges from the International Criminal Court. No one was hurt, officials said.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's most influential figure, Christian Schmidt, has confirmed his resignation as international high representative. According to BBC News, this decision raises questions about the future of the position and the country's stability.
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 'much higher' tariffs on the European Union by 4 July if the bloc does not eliminate its levies on US goods, according to the BBC.
The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, according to The Guardian.
China is urging a swift end to the war between the U.S. and Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in talks with his Iranian counterpart, according to state media.
In a recent episode of Reframe, Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, general coordinator of Progressive International, discussed Latin America's response to the Trump administration with former Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad.
Canada is set to become the first non-European country to attend a European Political Community summit as Prime Minister Mark Carney joins the 48-plus nation meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, according to The Guardian.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for tougher action against antisemitic chants at pro-Palestinian protests, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged China to take a stronger role in the shifting global order.
Zambia has cancelled the world’s largest human rights and technology summit, RightsCon 2026, just days before it was due to begin, according to The Guardian.
The Iran war could lead to food shortages in Africa, according to the head of the world's largest fertilizer company, Yara International.